verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To express (a psychological process) through physical symptoms such as pain or anxiety; to have a psychosomatic reaction to (e.g. a situation). transitive

   "“[…] I don’t feel anything, naturally, since I’ve somatized the anxiety.”"

Example

More examples

"“[…] I don’t feel anything, naturally, since I’ve somatized the anxiety.”"

Etymology

From somatic + -ize.

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