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   intellectualize

   /ˌɪntɪˈlɛktʃʊəlʌɪz/

   verb

   • 1. give an intellectual character to: "belief was a gut feeling—it couldn't be intellectualized"
   • 2. talk, write, or think intellectually: "people who intellectualize about fashion"

   Derivatives

   • 1. intellectualization noun

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   What does it mean if someone intellectualizes a subject or issue?

   • 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] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. Collins English Dictionary.

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   What is intellectualization in psychology?

   • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that uses reasoning to block out emotional stress and conflict In psychology, intellectualization (intellectualisation) is a defense mechanism by which reasoning is used to block confrontation with an unconscious conflict and its associated emotional stress – where thinking is used to avoid feeling.

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   • They tend to intellectualize or exhibit a restricted emotionality and focus on activities and tasks. We tried to intellectualize it, and it did nt work. We don't even have to intellectualize which is good for both of us, we're both similar that way. I realized he was intellectualizing something that, in my mind, was a spiritual thing.

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   Intellectualize means to think about or discuss a subject in a detailed and intellectual way, without involving your emotions or feelings. See how to use this word in sentences and learn its pronunciation and translations.

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   intellectualize (something) to deal with or explain things by thinking about them in a logical way, rather than responding emotionally. Religious faith cannot be intellectualized. She said she did not intellectualize music and let the violins just wash over her. I think a lot of people have a tendency to intellectualize too much.

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   2 meanings: 1. to make or become intellectual 2. to treat or consider in an intellectual way; rationalize.... Click for more definitions.