somatize

English

Alternative forms

• somatise

Etymology

somatic +‎ -ize

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsəʊmətaɪz/

Verb

somatize (third-person singular simple present somatizes, present participle somatizing, simple past and past participle somatized)

1. (transitive) To express (a psychological process) through physical symptoms such as pain or anxiety; to have a psychosomatic reaction to (e.g. a situation).
   • 1988, Edmund White, chapter 6, in The Beautiful Room is Empty, New York: Vintage International, published 1994:

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

Anagrams

• atomizes