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so·ma·tize

or chiefly Brit  so*ma*tise  vb-tized  or chiefly Brit  -tised  -tiz*ing  or chiefly Brit  -tis*ing vt  :  to express (as psychological conflicts) through somatic symptoms <somatized anxieties>  vi  :  to express psychological conflicts through somatic symptoms <some people - they have all kinds of body aches and pains that their doctors can't explain -Roger Callahan et al>  .
 
 

 
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