intellectualize.
To treat in an intellectual manner; to discuss or express intellectually.
Meaning & usage
To treat in an intellectual manner; to discuss or express intellectually.
To endow with intellect; to bestow intellectual qualities upon; to cause to become intellectual.
To find a seemingly rational explanation for.
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.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English intellectual Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English intellectualize From intellectual + -ize.
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