"intellectualize" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ɪntəˈlɛkt͡ʃuəlaɪz/ Forms: intellectualizes [present, singular, third-person], intellectualizing [participle, present], intellectualized [participle, past], intellectualized [past]
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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 24 19 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 27 16 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 32 19 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 34 17 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 26 26 20 29 Disambiguation of 'treat in an intellectual manner': 82 12 3 3
  2. To endow with intellect; to bestow intellectual qualities upon; to cause to become intellectual. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Thinking
    Sense id: en-intellectualize-en-verb-QnEAkWEx Disambiguation of Thinking: 28 40 8 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 24 19 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 32 19 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 34 17 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 26 26 20 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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 24 19 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 32 19 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 34 17 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 26 26 20 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 Categories (topical): Psychology
    Sense id: en-intellectualize-en-verb-d6WpEyn9 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 24 19 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 22 22 23 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 32 19 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 34 17 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 26 26 20 29 Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: intellectualise [UK] Derived forms: overintellectualize

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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