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intellectualize
[in-tl-ek-choo-uh-lahyz]
verb (used with object)
to seek or consider the rational content or form of.
to make intellectual.
to analyze (something) intellectually or rationally.
to ignore the emotional or psychological significance of (an action, feeling, dream, etc.) by an excessively intellectual or abstract explanation.
verb (used without object)
to talk or write intellectually; reason; philosophize.
to intellectualize about world problems.
intellectualize
/ ĖÉŖ²Ō³ŁÉŖĖ±ōÉ°ģ³ŁŹŹÉĖ±ō²¹ÉŖ³ś /
verb
to make or become intellectual
(tr) to treat or consider in an intellectual way; rationalize
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- intellectualization noun
- intellectualizer noun
- overintellectualization noun
- overintellectualize verb
- semi-intellectualized adjective
- Ė¾±²Ō³Ł±š±ōĖ±ō±š³¦³Ł³Ü²¹±ōĖ¾±³ś±š°ł noun
- Ė¾±²Ō³Ł±š±ōĖ±ō±š³¦³Ł³Ü²¹±ō¾±Ė³ś²¹³Ł¾±“Ē²Ō noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of intellectualize1
Example Sentences
āI think I was trying to intellectualize my feelings to get away from being vulnerable,ā she says.
Sit in the building that originated āThe Sopranosā and āThe Wireā and you feel a certain pressure to intellectualize your ideas, to overstress your originality.
In the short run, thatās a positive coping skill, but in the long run, when you continue to intellectualize and you donāt feel, that can show in different ways like binge drinking, excessive shopping, excessive doomscrolling, physical breakdowns or even dipping into low-function depression.
You can sit back afterward and intellectualize everything, but when youāre watching it, even when itās weird, it makes logical sense.
Iām a psychologist and so the way I manage any negative feelings is to intellectualize: I think about the causes and context of a situation.
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