Scientify
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 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."
Example
More examples"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.