geologize

[ jee-ol-uh-jahyz ]
/ dʒiˈɒl əˌdʒaɪz /

verb (used without object), ge·ol·o·gized, ge·ol·o·giz·ing.

to study geology.

verb (used with object), ge·ol·o·gized, ge·ol·o·giz·ing.

to examine geologically.
Also especially British, ge·ol·o·gise.

Origin of geologize

First recorded in 1825–35; geolog(y) + -ize

Words nearby geologize

geologic time, geological cycle, geological survey, geological timescale, geologist, geologize, geology, geom., geomagnetic, geomagnetic equator, geomagnetic pole

Example sentences from the Web for geologize

  • How glad dear papa would have been to come and stay with us, and botanize and geologize amongst your rocks there!

    Wenderholme |Philip Gilbert Hamerton

British Dictionary definitions for geologize

geologize

geologise

/ (dʒɪˈɒləˌdʒaɪz) /

verb

to study the geological features of (an area)