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   In·tel·lec·tu·al·ize

   /ˌin(t)əˈlek(t)SH(əw)əˌlīz/

   

   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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   • 1. intellectualization noun

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

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   What does it mean if someone intellectualizes a subject or issue?

   • If someone intellectualizes a subject or issue, they consider it in an intellectual way, often when this is not appropriate . I tended to mistrust my emotions and intellectualize everything. [VERB noun] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. Collins English Dictionary.

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   Do people intellectualize?

   • They tend to intellectualize or exhibit a restricted emotionality and focus on activities and tasks. We tried to intellectualize it, and it did nt work. We don't even have to intellectualize which is good for both of us, we're both similar that way. I realized he was intellectualizing something that, in my mind, was a spiritual thing.

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   What happens if you 'intellectualize' Your Way Out of desire?

   • Any attempt to intellectualize your way out of desire will ultimately end in denial. They let us intellectualize anything and, also, everything. For three years, he writes that he "intellectualized" his problem, convinced that his intelligence and training would allow him to maintain control over his drug use and prevent negative consequences.

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   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.

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   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.

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

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   intellectualize in American English. (ˌɪntlˈektʃuːəˌlaiz) (verb -ized, -izing) transitive verb. 1. to seek or consider the rational content or form of. 2. to make intellectual. 3. to analyze (something) intellectually or rationally.

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   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.

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   intellectualize. verb. /ˌɪntəˈlɛktʃuəˌlaɪz/. [transitive, intransitive] intellectualize (something) (sometimes disapproving) Verb Forms. to deal with or explain things by thinking about them in a logical way, rather than responding emotionally Religious faith cannot be intellectualized.