intellectualize

ˌɪntəˈlɛktʃʊəlaɪz

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of intellectualize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

discussion

tr.

Rare

treat something in an intellectual manner

tr.

Rare

She tends to intellectualize every topic during meetings.

philosophize

rationalize

psychology

tr./intr.

TECH.

use reasoning to block emotional stress

tr./intr.

TECH.

She intellectualized her trauma to cope with it.

analyze

rationalize

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Origin of intellectualize

Latin, intellectus (understanding) + -ize (to make)

Examples of intellectualize in a sentence

They intellectualize their emotions instead of expressing them.
He tends to intellectualize his feelings during therapy.
They intellectualized the issue to avoid confronting it emotionally.

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French:intellectualiser, rationaliser, ...
German:intellektualisieren, ...
Italian:intellettualizzare, razionalizzare, ...
Spanish:intelectualizar, ...
Portuguese:intelectualizar, analisar friamente, ...
Chinese:学术化, 理智化, ...
Japanese:知的に扱う, 知的に処理する, ...
Arabic:عالج الأمر فكريا, عَقْلَنَ, ...
Hebrew:לְטַפֵּל בְּצוּרָה אִינְטֶלֶקְטוּאָלִית, לְאִינְטֶלֶקְטוּאָלֵיז, ...
Russian:интеллектуализировать, рационализировать, ...
Ukrainian:інтелектуалізувати, раціоналізувати, ...
Hindi:बौद्धिक बनाना, तर्कसंगत बनाना, ...
Bengali:বুদ্ধিবৃত্তিকভাবে বিবেচনা করা, যুক্তি ব্যবহার করা, ...
Catalan:intel.lectualitzar, racionalitzar, ...
Czech:intelektualizovat, racionalizovat pro potlačení emoční zátěže, ...
Danish:intellektualisere, ...
Dutch:intellectualiseren, rationaliseren, ...
Greek:διανοητικοποιώ, λογικοποιώ, ...
Hungarian:intellektualizálni, érzelmi terhet elvont gondolkodással kezelni, ...
Khmer:វិភាគតាមបែបបញ្ញា, ប្រើការគិតបែបហេតុផលដើម្បីទប់ស្កាត់ភាពតានតឹងផ្លូវអារម្មណ៍, ...
Korean:지적으로 다루다, 이성화하다, ...
Persian:به صورت فکری بررسی کرد, عقلانی کرد, ...
Polish:intelektualizować, racjonalizować, ...
Portuguese (BR):intelectualizar, analisar, ...
Romanian:a intelectualiza, a raționaliza, ...
Swedish:intellektualisera, rationalisera, ...
Thai:ปฏิบัติ, ใช้เหตุผล, ...
Turkish:entelektüelleştirmek, akılcı hale getirmek, ...
Vietnamese:trí thức hóa, lý trí hóa, ...

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