Word Study
intellectualize
CIDE DICTIONARY
intellectualize, v. t.
- To treat in an intellectual manner; to discuss intellectually; to reduce to intellectual form; to express intellectually; to idealize. [1913 Webster]"Sentiment is intellectualized emotion." [1913 Webster]
- To endow with intellect; to bestow intellectual qualities upon; to cause to become intellectual. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
intellectualize
analyze, apply reason, cerebrate, cogitate, conceive, conceptualize, deduce, entertain ideas, exercise the mind, form ideas, generalize, hypothesize, ideate, infer, logicalize, logicize, philosophize, provide a rationale, rationalize, reason, syllogize, synthesize, theorize, think, use reasonFor further exploring for "intellectualize" in Webster Dictionary Online