Word: medicalise
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: me
di
ca
lise
Definition: Alternative form of medicalize. To make medical; to convert or reduce to a branch of medicine.
Morphemes:
Affix: medical
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of or pertaining to the practice of medicine.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: medeor
Language: la
Decoded: medeor
Meaning: heal, cure
Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: of or pertaining to; connected with; -ic, -ish
Affix: -ise
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: to make what is denoted by the noun/adjective
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -izāre
Language: la
Decoded: -izare
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form verbs from nouns and adjectives.