mentalize

Verb

(third-person singular simple present mentalizes, present participle mentalizing, simple past and past participle mentalized)

(usually in passive) To make mental in nature, rather than physical
(psychology) To understand the behavior of others as a product of their mental state

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mental +‎ -ize

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