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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•tel•lec•tu•al•ize (in′tl ek′cho̅o̅ ə līz′),USA pronunciation v., -ized, -iz•ing. v.t. - 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.
v.i. - to talk or write intellectually;
reason;
philosophize:to intellectualize about world problems.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] in′tel•lec′tu•al•ise′. - intellectual + -ize 1810–20
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