intellectualize

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To treat in an intellectual manner; to discuss or express intellectually. transitive
    — Sentiment is intellectualized emotion.
  2. To endow with intellect; to bestow intellectual qualities upon; to cause to become intellectual. transitive
  3. To find a seemingly rational explanation for. US,transitive
  4. To find a seemingly rational explanation for.; To use (excessive) reasoning and rationalization to block out emotional stress and anxiety associated with painful or traumatic experiences. US,transitive

词形变化

intellectualizes present,singular,third-person intellectualizing participle,present intellectualized participle,past intellectualized past intellectualise alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
deintellectualize intellectualizable intellectualization intellectualizer overintellectualize unintellectualized

词源

Etymology tree
English intellectual
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.
Late Latin -izōder.
Middle French -iserbor.
Middle English -isen
English -ize
English intellectualize
From intellectual + -ize.
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