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intellectualize
in·tel·lec·tu·al·ize [ ìnt'l ékchoo ə lz ] (past and past participle in·tel·lec·tu·al·ized, present participle in·tel·lec·tu·al·iz·ing, 3rd person present singular in·tel·lec·tu·al·iz·es)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb consider something rationally: to analyze, deal with, or explain something exclusively by thinking or reasoning
2. intransitive verb think: to think or reason
3. transitive and intransitive verb make or become intellectual: to make somebody or something intellectual, or become intellectual
intellectualized poetry
4. transitive verb psychology reason away problems: to protect yourself unconsciously from the emotional stress that would come from dealing with fears or problems by reasoning them away

in·tel·lec·tu·al·i·za·tion [ ìnt'l ekchoo əli záysh'n ] noun
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