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intellectualize
(redirected from intellectualizing)

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in·tel·lec·tu·al·ize  (ntl-kch--lz)
tr.v. in·tel·lec·tu·al·ized, in·tel·lec·tu·al·iz·ing, in·tel·lec·tu·al·iz·es
1. To furnish a rational structure or meaning for.
2. To avoid psychological insight into (an emotional problem) by performing an intellectual analysis.
intel·lectu·al·izer n.
intellectualize, intellectualise [ˌɪntɪˈlɛktʃʊəˌlaɪz]
vb
1. to make or become intellectual
2. (tr) to treat or consider in an intellectual way; rationalize
intellectualization , intellectualisation n
intellectualizer , intellectualiser n
Translations
intellectualize [ˌɪntɪˈlektjʊəlaɪz]
A. VT → intelectualizar, racionalizar
B. VI → dar razones
intellectualize
vt → intellektualisieren
vi you always have to intellectualize → du musst immer alles verstandesgemäß angehen, bei dir muss immer alles über den Kopf gehen (inf)


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