symptomatize

transitive verb

symp·​tom·​a·​tize

variants also British symptomatise

ˈsim(p)təməˌtīz

-ed/-ing/-s

: to be symptomatic of

Word History

Etymology

Greek symptōmat-, symptōma symptom + English -ize

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