scholasticize

Etymology

From scholastic + -ize.

scholasticize means to fit into the framework of scholasticism. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 81 out of 100.

verb

To fit into the framework of scholasticism.“Attempting to force a theory of abstraction into Augustine's theory of knowledge, these interpreters tend to scholasticize Augustine at the expense of his Platonism.”
To make excessively formal, rigid, or pedantic.“Now, in the post-Reformation polemical situation, Beza tended to rigidify and scholasticize many of Calvin's positions.”
To study, describe, or codify as an academic discipline.“A man of adhesive intelligence and energy, at ease with strong words and bold actions, he did not merely scholasticize his ideas, he lived them.”