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Platonize

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(plāt′n īz′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Pla•to•nize  (plāt′n īz′),USA pronunciation v., -nized, -niz•ing. 
v.i. 
  1. Philosophyto follow or adopt the doctrines of Plato.
  2. Philosophyto think or reason in the manner of Plato.

v.t. 
  1. Philosophyto give a Platonic character to.
  2. Philosophyto explain in accordance with Platonic principles.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] Pla′to•nise′. 
  • Greek platōnízein. See Platonic, -ize
  • 1600–10
Pla′to•ni•za′tion, n. 
Pla′to•niz′er, n. 

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