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    intellectualize
    /ˌɪntɪˈlɛktʃʊəlʌɪz/

    verb

    • 1. give an intellectual character to: "belief was a gut feeling—it couldn't be intellectualized"
    • 2. talk, write, or think intellectually: "people who intellectualize about fashion"

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  2. Intellectualize means to think about or discuss a subject in a detailed and intellectual way, without involving your emotions or feelings. See how to use this word in sentences and learn its pronunciation and translations.

  3. The meaning of INTELLECTUALIZE is to give rational form or content to. How to use intellectualize in a sentence.

  4. to ignore the emotional or psychological significance of (an action, feeling, dream, etc.) by an excessively intellectual or abstract explanation. verb (used without object) , in·tel·lec·tu·al·ized, in·tel·lec·tu·al·iz·ing. to talk or write intellectually; reason; philosophize: to intellectualize about world problems. intellectualize.

  5. noun. Word Frequency. intellectualize in American English. (ˌɪntəˈlɛktʃuˌəlaɪz ; ˌɪntəlˈɛktʃuəlˌaɪz ) verb transitive Word forms: ˌintelˈlectualˌized or ˌintelˈlectualˌizing. 1. to make intellectual; give an intellectual quality to. 2. to examine or interpret rationally, often without proper regard for emotional considerations. verb intransitive.

  6. INTELLECTUALIZE meaning: 1. to think about or discuss a subject in a detailed and intellectual way, without involving your…. Learn more.

  7. Intellectualize means to make or become intellectual, or to treat something in an intellectual way. It can also mean to rationalize or ignore the emotional significance of something. See synonyms, pronunciation, and translations of intellectualize.

  8. to deal with or explain things by thinking about them in a logical way, rather than responding emotionally Religious faith cannot be intellectualized. Definition of intellectualize verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.