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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
/ ˌɪԳɪˈɛʃʊəˌɪ /
verb
- to make or become intellectual
- tr to treat or consider in an intellectual way; rationalize
Derived Forms
- ˌԳٱˈٳܲˌ, noun
- ˌԳٱˌٳܲˈپDz, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- t·t···tDz noun
- t·t··e noun
- over·t·t···tDz noun
- v·t·t·· verb overintellectualized overintellectualizing
- i-t·t·· adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of intellectualize1
Example Sentences
In the short run, that’s a positive coping skill, but in the long run, when you continue to intellectualize and you don’t 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 you’re watching it, even when it’s weird, it makes logical sense.
I’m a psychologist and so the way I manage any negative feelings is to intellectualize: I think about the causes and context of a situation.
Martiel doesn’t intellectualize slavery’s wake; instead, he makes it terribly present, in the body of a living person: his own.
His exchange with Hussain and Rosenberg promoted the humanity in these debates instead of turning them into a battle of statistics: These are people who have lost family and friends in this war and aren’t inclined to purely intellectualize the whys and hows of it.
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