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intellectualise

in·tel·lec·tu·al·ize
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-tl-ek-choo-uh-lahyz]
    • /ˌɪn tlˈɛk tʃu əˌlaɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-tl-ek-choo-uh-lahyz]
    • /ˌɪn tlˈɛk tʃu əˌlaɪz/

Definitions of intellectualise word

  • verb with object intellectualise to seek or consider the rational content or form of. 1
  • verb with object intellectualise to make intellectual. 1
  • verb with object intellectualise to analyze (something) intellectually or rationally. 1
  • verb with object intellectualise to ignore the emotional or psychological significance of (an action, feeling, dream, etc.) by an excessively intellectual or abstract explanation. 1
  • verb without object intellectualise to talk or write intellectually; reason; philosophize: to intellectualize about world problems. 1
  • noun intellectualise (British) alternative spelling of intellectualize. 1
See all 7 definitions of intellectualise

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Origin of intellectualise

First appearance:

before 1810
One of the 40% newest English words
First recorded in 1810-20; intellectual + -ize

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Parts of speech for Intellectualise

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Intellectualise

intellectualise popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for intellectualise

verb intellectualise

  • justify — to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right: The end does not always justify the means.
  • deliberate — If you do something that is deliberate, you planned or decided to do it beforehand, and so it happens on purpose rather than by chance.
  • elucidate — Make (something) clear; explain.
  • excise — A tax levied on certain goods and commodities produced or sold within a country and on licenses granted for certain activities.
  • excuse — Attempt to lessen the blame attaching to (a fault or offense); seek to defend or justify.
All 51 Synonyms of intellectualise

Antonyms for intellectualise

verb intellectualise

  • disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
  • forget — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
  • ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
  • neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
  • misunderstand — to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
All 8 Antonyms of intellectualise

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