intellectualize

in·tel·lec·tu·al·ize

I0177900 (ĭn′tl-ĕk′cho͞o-ə-līz′)tr.v. in·tel·lec·tu·al·ized, in·tel·lec·tu·al·iz·ing, in·tel·lec·tu·al·iz·es 1. To furnish a rational structure or meaning for.2. To avoid psychological insight into (an emotional problem) by performing an intellectual analysis.

in′tel·lec′tu·al·iz′er n.

intellectualize

(ˌɪntɪˈlɛktʃʊəˌlaɪz) or

intellectualise

vb1. to make or become intellectual2. (tr) to treat or consider in an intellectual way; rationalize ˌintelˌlectualiˈzation, ˌintelˌlectualiˈsation n ˌintelˈlectualˌizer, ˌintelˈlectualˌiser n

in•tel•lec•tu•al•ize

(ˌɪn tlˈɛk tʃu əˌlaɪz)

v. -ized, -iz•ing. v.t. 1. to make intellectual; analyze intellectually or rationally. 2. to ignore the emotional or psychological significance of (an action, feeling, etc.) by an excessively intellectual or abstract explanation. v.i. 3. to talk or write intellectually; reason; philosophize. [1810–20] in`tel•lec`tu•al•i•za′tion, n. in`tel•lec′tu•al•iz`er, n.

intellectualize

Past participle: intellectualized
Gerund: intellectualizing

Imperative
intellectualize
intellectualize

Present
I intellectualize
you intellectualize
he/she/it intellectualizes
we intellectualize
you intellectualize
they intellectualize

Preterite
I intellectualized
you intellectualized
he/she/it intellectualized
we intellectualized
you intellectualized
they intellectualized

Present Continuous
I am intellectualizing
you are intellectualizing
he/she/it is intellectualizing
we are intellectualizing
you are intellectualizing
they are intellectualizing

Present Perfect
I have intellectualized
you have intellectualized
he/she/it has intellectualized
we have intellectualized
you have intellectualized
they have intellectualized

Past Continuous
I was intellectualizing
you were intellectualizing
he/she/it was intellectualizing
we were intellectualizing
you were intellectualizing
they were intellectualizing

Past Perfect
I had intellectualized
you had intellectualized
he/she/it had intellectualized
we had intellectualized
you had intellectualized
they had intellectualized

Future
I will intellectualize
you will intellectualize
he/she/it will intellectualize
we will intellectualize
you will intellectualize
they will intellectualize

Future Perfect
I will have intellectualized
you will have intellectualized
he/she/it will have intellectualized
we will have intellectualized
you will have intellectualized
they will have intellectualized

Future Continuous
I will be intellectualizing
you will be intellectualizing
he/she/it will be intellectualizing
we will be intellectualizing
you will be intellectualizing
they will be intellectualizing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been intellectualizing
you have been intellectualizing
he/she/it has been intellectualizing
we have been intellectualizing
you have been intellectualizing
they have been intellectualizing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been intellectualizing
you will have been intellectualizing
he/she/it will have been intellectualizing
we will have been intellectualizing
you will have been intellectualizing
they will have been intellectualizing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been intellectualizing
you had been intellectualizing
he/she/it had been intellectualizing
we had been intellectualizing
you had been intellectualizing
they had been intellectualizing

Conditional
I would intellectualize
you would intellectualize
he/she/it would intellectualize
we would intellectualize
you would intellectualize
they would intellectualize

Past Conditional
I would have intellectualized
you would have intellectualized
he/she/it would have intellectualized
we would have intellectualized
you would have intellectualized
they would have intellectualized

Translations

intellettualizzareriflettere