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Socratise
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socratise
English
Etymology
From en Socrates -ise.
Verb
en Socratize.
en 1879 Globe Encyclopaedia of Universal Information - Volume 5 - 305 Why, then,' he proceeds to ask, ' can we not Socratise a little?'
en 1891 The History of Modern Civilization: A Handbook John Stuart Verschoyle 204 Ramus, fascinated by Plato and by the dialogues in which Socrates expounds his ideas with as much simplicity as freedom, endeavoured to Socratise in his turn.
en 1968 The Twentieth Century - Volumes 176-177 24 Insofar as it is rational it is literate (most people cannot Socratise the world's problems in their heads), and insofar as it is audio-tactile it is obtained by selective example and conditioning.
Anagrams
en aceiorsst Croatises ostracise