intellectualize
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intellectualised, past participle; intellectualises, 3rd person singular present; intellectualised, past tense; intellectualizing, present participle; intellectualized, past participle; intellectualized, past tense; intellectualising, present participle; intellectualizes, 3rd person singular present;
/ˌintlˈekCHo͞oəˌlīz/,
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intellectualised, past participle; intellectualises, 3rd person singular present; intellectualised, past tense; intellectualizing, present participle; intellectualized, past participle; intellectualized, past tense; intellectualising, present participle; intellectualizes, 3rd person singular present;
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Give an intellectual character to
- - belief was a gut feeling—it couldn't be intellectualized
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Talk, write, or think intellectually
- - people who intellectualize about fashion
Web Definitions:
- (intellectualization) (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that uses reasoning to block out emotional stress and conflict
- (transitive) to find a seemingly rational explanation for something: (psychology) to use (excessive) reasoning and rationalization to block out emotional stress and anxiety associated with painful or traumatic experiences
- (intellectualization) the act or process of intellectualizing; an instance of such a process
- (Intellectualization) involves removing one's self, emotionally, from a stressful event, by focusing on rational and factual components of the situation.