What does scientify mean?
Scientify means (transitive) To make scientific; to subject to scientific rules..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(transitive) To make scientific; to subject to scientific rules..
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.
Textbooks were written that portrayed Chinese medicine as a theoretical and practical whole, and they were taught in newly founded academies of so-called “traditional Chinese medicine,” […]. Needless to say, the academies were anything but traditional, striving valiantly to “scientify” the teachings of classics that often contradicted one another and themselves.
Use scientify when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Scientify means (transitive) To make scientific; to subject to scientific rules..
Common synonyms include scientize.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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