therapeuticize

English

Etymology

therapeutic +‎ -ize

Verb

therapeuticize (third-person singular simple present therapeuticizes, present participle therapeuticizing, simple past and past participle therapeuticized)

  1. (transitive) To make therapeutic; to bring into the realm of therapy.
    • 2009 September 17, Manohla Dargis, “Watching a Nation Fall Apart, Entertainingly”, in New York Times‎:
      Most of the characters might be in need of therapy, but Mr. Roos’s screenplay has already been therapeuticized, with every angle, emotion, feeling spelled out.
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