Therapize

Pronunciation: /ˈθɛrəˌpaɪz/

Definitions of therapize

verb To engage in therapy or to provide therapy to someone.

Example Sentences

A1 I therapize my cat by petting her when she's feeling anxious.

A2 She likes to therapize herself by taking long walks in nature.

B1 The therapist suggested that he therapize his emotions through journaling.

B2 After the traumatic event, she decided to therapize her thoughts with the help of a professional.

C1 He has been therapizing his past traumas through intensive therapy sessions.

C2 She therapizes her patients with a combination of cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness techniques.

Examples of therapize in a Sentence

formal The therapist used various techniques to therapize the patient's trauma.

informal I think I need to therapize my feelings about that situation.

slang Let's therapize this mess and figure out what's really going on.

figurative Music has the power to therapize the soul and heal emotional wounds.

Grammatical Forms of therapize

• past tense: therapized
• plural: therapizes
• comparative: more therapized
• superlative: most therapized
• present tense: therapize
• future tense: will therapize
• perfect tense: have therapized
• continuous tense: is therapizing
• singular: therapizes
• positive degree: therapize
• infinitive: to therapize
• gerund: therapizing
• participle: therapized

Origin and Evolution of therapize

First Known Use: 1950 year

Language of Origin: Greek and English

Story behind the word: The word 'therapize' originated from the combination of the Greek word 'therapeia' meaning 'healing' and the English suffix '-ize' which means 'to make or become'.

Evolution of the word: Initially used in the field of psychology to describe the process of providing therapy or treatment, 'therapize' has evolved to be used more broadly in everyday language to mean addressing or dealing with emotional issues or problems in a therapeutic manner.