EGAVE

intellectualize

About 0.05 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb To treat in an intellectual manner; to discuss or express intellectually.
  2. verb To endow with intellect; to bestow intellectual qualities upon; to cause to become intellectual.
  3. verb To find a seemingly rational explanation for. To use (excessive) reasoning and rationalization to block out emotional stress and anxiety associated with painful or traumatic experiences.
  4. verb To use (excessive) reasoning and rationalization to block out emotional stress and anxiety associated with painful or traumatic experiences.

Similar words

intellectualise treat metaphysicize theologize deal with psychologize figurize philosophize topicalize logicize

Often followed by

the and about it their his or what a

Word family

intellectualization intellectualizations intellectualized intellectualizer intellectualizers intellectualizes intellectualizing

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