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intellectualize: Meaning and Definition of
in•tel•lec•tu•al•ize
Pronunciation: (in"tl-ek'ch-u-līz"), [key] — 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.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.