What does somatize mean?
Somatize means (transitive) To express (a psychological process) through physical symptoms such as pain or anxiety; to have a psychosomatic reaction to (e.g. a situation)..
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/ˈsəʊmətaɪz/ · verb
(transitive) To express (a psychological process) through physical symptoms such as pain or anxiety; to have a psychosomatic reaction to (e.g. a situation)..
“[…] I don’t feel anything, naturally, since I’ve somatized the anxiety.”
Use somatize when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Somatize means (transitive) To express (a psychological process) through physical symptoms such as pain or anxiety; to have a psychosomatic reaction to (e.g. a situation)..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
“[…] I don’t feel anything, naturally, since I’ve somatized the anxiety.”
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