intellectualize en · VERB
Pronunciation
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- /ɪntəˈlɛkt͡ʃuəlaɪz/
Etymology
Etymology tree English intellectual Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English intellectualize From intellectual + -ize.
Meanings
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(transitive) To treat in an intellectual manner; to discuss or express intellectually.
Sentiment is intellectualized emotion.
1867, James Russell Lowell, Rousseau and the Sentimentalists:
- (transitive) To endow with intellect; to bestow intellectual qualities upon; to cause to become intellectual.
- (US, transitive) To find a seemingly rational explanation for.
- (US, transitive) To find a seemingly rational explanation for. ▸ To use (excessive) reasoning and rationalization to block out emotional stress and anxiety associated with painful or traumatic experiences.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| intellectualizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| intellectualise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| intellectualizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| intellectualized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| intellectualized | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Deriveds
deintellectualize · intellectualization · unintellectualized · overintellectualize · intellectualizable · intellectualizer
Translations (1)
sv intellektualisera (treat in an intellectual manner)