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单词 intellectualize
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intellectualize

[ in-tl-ek-choo-uh-lahyz ]
/ ˌɪn tlˈɛk tʃu əˌlaɪz /
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verb (used with object), in·tel·lec·tu·al·ized, in·tel·lec·tu·al·iz·ing.

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), in·tel·lec·tu·al·ized, in·tel·lec·tu·al·iz·ing.

to talk or write intellectually; reason; philosophize: to intellectualize about world problems.
Also especially British, in·tel·lec·tu·al·ise .

Origin of intellectualize

First recorded in 1810–20; intellectual + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM intellectualize

Words nearby intellectualize

intellectronics, intellectual, intellectualism, intellectuality, intellectualization, intellectualize, intellectually handicapped, intellectual property, intelligence, intelligence agency, intelligence office
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Example sentences from the Web for intellectualize

  • The bent of Sir Joshua's mind was to elevate, to dignify, to intellectualize.

    Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 53, No. 331, May, 1843|Various

British Dictionary definitions for intellectualize

intellectualize

intellectualise

/ (ˌɪntɪˈlɛktʃʊəˌlaɪz) /

verb

to make or become intellectual
(tr) to treat or consider in an intellectual way; rationalize

Derived forms of intellectualize

intellectualization or intellectualisation, nounintellectualizer or intellectualiser, noun
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Words related to intellectualize

justify, ponder, resolve, consider, study, appreciate, reflect, judge, speculate, figure out, excise, vindicate, deliberate, elucidate, extenuate, excuse, reason, think, reconcile, examine

Medical definitions for intellectualize

intellectualize
[ ĭn′tl-ĕk′chōō-ə-līz′ ]

v.

To furnish a rational structure or meaning for.
To engage in intellectualization.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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