Scientify

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To make scientific; to subject to scientific rules. transitive

    "I am aware it is not so flattering to scientify men into atoms, as if, with others, I were to mystify them into angels. But I can only regret to find it impossible to humour them in this serious matter, consistly with their own interest and that of truth."

Synonyms

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scientize

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"I am aware it is not so flattering to scientify men into atoms, as if, with others, I were to mystify them into angels. But I can only regret to find it impossible to humour them in this serious matter, consistly with their own interest and that of truth."

Etymology

From scient(ific) + -ify.

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