dementalize

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ mental +‎ -ize.

Verb

dementalize (third-person singular simple present dementalizes, present participle dementalizing, simple past and past participle dementalized)

  1. (transitive) To remove from a mental context.
    • 1998, Charles Siewert, The Significance of Consciousness, page 19:
      One knows other minds, only if one's third-person beliefs can be justified solely on the grounds that they provide the best explanation of the dementalized movements of others.
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