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verb (used with object)
1.
to seek or consider the rational content or form of.
2.
to make intellectual.
3.
to analyze (something) intellectually or rationally.
4.
to ignore the emotional or psychological significance of (an action, feeling, dream, etc.) by an excessively intellectual or abstract explanation.
verb (used without object)
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Intellectualize
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| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells. |
| opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England. |
Also, especially British, in·tel·lec·tu·al·ise.
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in·tel·lec·tu·al·i·za·tion, noun
in·tel·lec·tu·al·iz·er, noun
o·ver·in·tel·lec·tu·al·i·za·tion, noun
o·ver·in·tel·lec·tu·al·ize, verb, o·ver·in·tel·lec·tu·al·ized, o·ver·in·tel·lec·tu·al·iz·ing.
sem·i-in·tel·lec·tu·al·ized, adjective
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intellectualize in·tel·lec·tu·al·ize (ĭn'tl-ěk'ch&oomacr;-ə-līz')
v. in·tel·lec·tu·al·ized, in·tel·lec·tu·al·iz·ing, in·tel·lec·tu·al·iz·es
To furnish a rational structure or meaning for.
To engage in intellectualization.
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