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somaticize

so·ma·ti·cize [ sō máttə sz ] (past and past participle so·ma·ti·cized, present participle so·ma·ti·ciz·ing, 3rd person present singular so·ma·ti·ciz·es)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
mistake emotional pain for physical symptom: to believe mistakenly that an emotional pain is a physical symptom

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