"intellectualize" meaning in All languages combined

See intellectualize on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /ɪntəˈlɛkt͡ʃuəlaɪz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-intellectualize.wav Forms: intellectualizes [present, singular, third-person], intellectualizing [participle, present], intellectualized [participle, past], intellectualized [past], intellectualise [alternative]
Etymology: From intellectual + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|intellectual|ize}} intellectual + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} intellectualize (third-person singular simple present intellectualizes, present participle intellectualizing, simple past and past participle intellectualized), {{tlb|en|transitive}} (transitive)
  1. To treat in an intellectual manner; to discuss or express intellectually. Tags: transitive Translations (treat in an intellectual manner): intellektualisera (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-intellectualize-en-verb-NXzdJuM9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Swedish translations, Thinking Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 28 21 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 42 26 16 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 34 15 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 34 16 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 27 26 20 27 Disambiguation of Thinking: 21 22 27 29 Disambiguation of 'treat in an intellectual manner': 77 13 5 5
  2. To endow with intellect; to bestow intellectual qualities upon; to cause to become intellectual. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-intellectualize-en-verb-QnEAkWEx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Swedish translations, Thinking Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 28 21 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 34 15 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 34 16 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 27 26 20 27 Disambiguation of Thinking: 21 22 27 29
  3. (US) To find a seemingly rational explanation for. Tags: US, transitive
    Sense id: en-intellectualize-en-verb-UxOVwxim Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Swedish translations, Thinking Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 28 21 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 34 15 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 34 16 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 27 26 20 27 Disambiguation of Thinking: 21 22 27 29
  4. (US) To find a seemingly rational explanation for.
    (psychology) To use (excessive) reasoning and rationalization to block out emotional stress and anxiety associated with painful or traumatic experiences.
    Tags: US, transitive
    Sense id: en-intellectualize-en-verb-d6WpEyn9 Categories (other): American English, Psychology, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Swedish translations, Thinking Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 28 21 22 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 23 22 23 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 34 15 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 34 16 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 27 26 20 27 Disambiguation of Thinking: 21 22 27 29 Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: deintellectualize, intellectualizable, intellectualization, intellectualizer, overintellectualize, unintellectualized

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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