overintellectualize en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English intellectualize English overintellectualize From over- + intellectualize.
Meanings
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(transitive) To treat something in an excessively intellectual manner.
Everyone always asks what my advice is, and my advice is don’t overintellectualize your art.
2022 October 14, Justin Curto, “The 1975’s Matty Healy Prefers Writing Lyrics He’s Afraid Of”, in Vulture, archived from the original on 18 Oct 2022:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overintellectualizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overintellectualizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| overintellectualized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overintellectualized | Tense=Past | lexicographic |