mentalize

verb2

1. •
   To understand the behavior of others as a product of their mental state

   • Specific impairments of mentalizing in both developmental and acquired disorders suggest that this ability depends on a dedicated and circumscribed brain system. — 1999
2. •
   To make mental in nature, rather than physical

   • It is interesting to observe, furthermore, that among the higher barbarians and civilized races, lust has become to a certain extent mentalized through hereditary memory and association. — 1899