intellectualize
verb/ˌɪntəˈlektʃuəlaɪz/
/ˌɪntəˈlektʃuəlaɪz/
(also intellectualise (British English also))
[transitive, intransitive] (sometimes disapproving)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they intellectualize | /ˌɪntəˈlektʃuəlaɪz/ /ˌɪntəˈlektʃuəlaɪz/ |
| he / she / it intellectualizes | /ˌɪntəˈlektʃuəlaɪzɪz/ /ˌɪntəˈlektʃuəlaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple intellectualized | /ˌɪntəˈlektʃuəlaɪzd/ /ˌɪntəˈlektʃuəlaɪzd/ |
| past participle intellectualized | /ˌɪntəˈlektʃuəlaɪzd/ /ˌɪntəˈlektʃuəlaɪzd/ |
| -ing form intellectualizing | /ˌɪntəˈlektʃuəlaɪzɪŋ/ /ˌɪntəˈlektʃuəlaɪzɪŋ/ |
- intellectualize (something) to deal with or explain things by thinking about them in a logical way, rather than responding emotionally
- Religious faith cannot be intellectualized.
- She said she did not intellectualize music and let the violins just wash over her.
- I think a lot of people have a tendency to intellectualize too much.
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