Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense intellectualizes, present participle intellectualizing, past tense, past participle intellectualizedregional note: in BRIT, also use intellectualise
verb
If someone intellectualizes a subject or issue, they consider it in an intellectual way, often when this is not appropriate.
I tended to mistrust my emotions and intellectualize everything. [VERB noun]
intellectualize in British English
or intellectualise (ˌɪntɪˈlɛktʃʊəˌlaɪz)
verb
1.
to make or become intellectual
2. (transitive)
to treat or consider in an intellectual way; rationalize
Derived forms
intellectualization (ˌintelˌlectualiˈzation) or intellectualisation (ˌintelˌlectualiˈsation)
noun
intellectualizer (ˌintelˈlectualˌizer) or intellectualiser (ˌintelˈlectualˌiser)
noun
intellectualize in American English
(ˌɪntəˈlɛktʃuˌəlaɪz; ˌɪntəlˈɛktʃuəlˌaɪz)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˌintelˈlectualˌized or ˌintelˈlectualˌizing
1.
to make intellectual; give an intellectual quality to
2.
to examine or interpret rationally, often without proper regard for emotional considerations