somaticize

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verb

To make somatic; to convert (psychological issues) into bodily symptoms.

Scrabble 23

Meanings

verbsomaticize (third-person singular simple present somaticizes, present participle somaticizing, simple past and past participle somaticized)

present singular third person somaticizes · participle present somaticizing · participle past somaticized · past somaticized

  1. transitivehuman sciencesTo make somatic; to convert (psychological issues) into bodily symptoms.

Origin

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APA

somaticize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somaticize

MLA

“somaticize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somaticize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “somaticize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somaticize.

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