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Definition of intellectualize verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

intellectualize

verb

NAmE//ˌɪntəˈlɛktʃuəˌlaɪz//

[transitive, intransitive] intellectualize (something) (sometimes disapproving)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they intellectualize he / she / it intellectualizes past simple intellectualized -ing form intellectualizing

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to deal with or explain things by thinking about them in a logical way, rather than responding emotionally Religious faith cannot be intellectualized.

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