scientize

verb

sci·​en·​tize ˈsī-ən-ˌtīz 

scientized; scientizing

transitive verb

: to treat with a scientific approach

the attempt to scientize reality, to name it and classify it

—John Fowles

Word History

Etymology

scient- (in Latin scientia "knowledge, science" or in scientific) + -ize

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above