biologize

verb

bi·​ol·​o·​gize

bīˈäləˌjīz

-ed/-ing/-s

intransitive verb

: to engage in biological investigations especially superficially or amateurishly

transitive verb

: to treat (something, such as a problem) biologistically

Word History

Etymology

biology + -ize

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