intellectualize
verb
in·tel·lec·tu·al·ize
| \ ˌin-tə-ˈlek-chə-wə-ˌlīz
, -chə-ˌlīz, -shwə-ˌlīz, -chü(-ə)-ˌlīz\
, -chə-ˌlīz, -shwə-ˌlīz, -chü(-ə)-ˌlīz\
intellectualized;
intellectualizing
Definition of intellectualize
: to give rational form or content to
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intellectualization
\ ˌin-tə-ˌlek-chə-wə-lə-ˈzā-shən
, -chə-lə- , -shwə-lə- , -chü(-ə)-lə- \
noun
, -chə-lə- , -shwə-lə- , -chü(-ə)-lə- \
noun
intellectualizer
\ ˌin-tə-ˈlek-chə-wə-ˌlī-zər
, -chə-ˌlī- , -shwə-ˌlī- , -chü(-ə)-ˌlī- \
noun
, -chə-ˌlī- , -shwə-ˌlī- , -chü(-ə)-ˌlī- \
noun
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More Definitions for intellectualize
intellectualize
transitive verb
in·tel·lec·tu·al·ize
variants:
or chiefly British intellectualise \ ˌint-ᵊl-ˈek-chə(-wə)-ˌlīz, -ˈeksh-wə-
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intellectualized
or chiefly British intellectualised;
intellectualizing
or chiefly British intellectualising
Medical Definition of intellectualize
1
: to give rational form or content to
2
: to avoid conscious recognition of the emotional basis of (an act or feeling) by substituting a superficially plausible explanation
conflicts that are intellectualized— L. E. Hinsie
Other Words from intellectualize
intellectualization
or chiefly British intellectualisation \ -ˌek-chə(-wə)-lə-ˈzā-shən
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noun
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noun