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over-intellectualize

o·ver-in·tel·lec·tu·al·ize
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Transcription

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

Definitions of over-intellectualize word

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

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 Over-intellectualize

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Over-intellectualize

over-intellectualize 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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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