axiomatize
|ax-i-o-mat-ize|
/ˈæk.si.ə.məˌtaɪz/
make into an axiom / treat as self-evident
Etymology
'axiomatize' originates from the neuter noun 'axioma'/'axiom' (from Greek) combined with the verb-forming suffix '-ize' (from Greek/Latin/French), forming a verb meaning 'make into or treat as an axiom'.
'axiomatize' developed via Modern French 'axiomatiser' and New Latin/Neo-Latin formations from Greek 'axioma' (ἀξίωμα), and was adopted into English with the productive suffix '-ize'.
Initially it meant 'to set forth as an axiom' (especially in mathematics and logic); over time it retained this core meaning and extended figuratively to 'treat as self-evident'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
to formulate or present (a theory, system, or subject) in terms of axioms; to reduce to an axiomatic system.
Researchers often axiomatize a theory to clarify its basic assumptions and consequences.
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