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Everything I do is just really my intuition, and every time I go against my intuition, it's a mistake. Even though I may sit down and analyze and intellectualize something on paper, if I go against my gut feeling, it's wrong.
Tamara Mellon

Meaning of "intellectualize" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INTELLECTUALIZE

intellectualize  [ˌɪntɪˈlɛktʃʊəˌlaɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INTELLECTUALIZE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Intellectualize is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb intellectualize in English.

WHAT DOES INTELLECTUALIZE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of intellectualize in the English dictionary

The definition of intellectualize in the dictionary is to make or become intellectual. Other definition of intellectualize is to treat or consider in an intellectual way; rationalize.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO INTELLECTUALIZE

PRESENT

Present
I intellectualize
you intellectualize
he/she/it intellectualizes
we intellectualize
you intellectualize
they intellectualize
Present continuous
I am intellectualizing
you are intellectualizing
he/she/it is intellectualizing
we are intellectualizing
you are intellectualizing
they are intellectualizing
Present perfect
I have intellectualized
you have intellectualized
he/she/it has intellectualized
we have intellectualized
you have intellectualized
they have intellectualized
Present perfect continuous
I have been intellectualizing
you have been intellectualizing
he/she/it has been intellectualizing
we have been intellectualizing
you have been intellectualizing
they have been intellectualizing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I intellectualized
you intellectualized
he/she/it intellectualized
we intellectualized
you intellectualized
they intellectualized
Past continuous
I was intellectualizing
you were intellectualizing
he/she/it was intellectualizing
we were intellectualizing
you were intellectualizing
they were intellectualizing
Past perfect
I had intellectualized
you had intellectualized
he/she/it had intellectualized
we had intellectualized
you had intellectualized
they had intellectualized
Past perfect continuous
I had been intellectualizing
you had been intellectualizing
he/she/it had been intellectualizing
we had been intellectualizing
you had been intellectualizing
they had been intellectualizing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will intellectualize
you will intellectualize
he/she/it will intellectualize
we will intellectualize
you will intellectualize
they will intellectualize
Future continuous
I will be intellectualizing
you will be intellectualizing
he/she/it will be intellectualizing
we will be intellectualizing
you will be intellectualizing
they will be intellectualizing
Future perfect
I will have intellectualized
you will have intellectualized
he/she/it will have intellectualized
we will have intellectualized
you will have intellectualized
they will have intellectualized
Future perfect continuous
I will have been intellectualizing
you will have been intellectualizing
he/she/it will have been intellectualizing
we will have been intellectualizing
you will have been intellectualizing
they will have been intellectualizing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would intellectualize
you would intellectualize
he/she/it would intellectualize
we would intellectualize
you would intellectualize
they would intellectualize
Conditional continuous
I would be intellectualizing
you would be intellectualizing
he/she/it would be intellectualizing
we would be intellectualizing
you would be intellectualizing
they would be intellectualizing
Conditional perfect
I would have intellectualize
you would have intellectualize
he/she/it would have intellectualize
we would have intellectualize
you would have intellectualize
they would have intellectualize
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been intellectualizing
you would have been intellectualizing
he/she/it would have been intellectualizing
we would have been intellectualizing
you would have been intellectualizing
they would have been intellectualizing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you intellectualize
we let´s intellectualize
you intellectualize
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to intellectualize
Past participle
intellectualized
Present Participle
intellectualizing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INTELLECTUALIZE


actualise
ˈæktʃʊəˌlaɪz
actualize
ˈæktʃʊəˌlaɪz
conceptualize
kənˈsɛptjʊəˌlaɪz
contextualise
kənˈtekstjʊəˌlaɪz
contextualize
kənˈtɛkstjʊəˌlaɪz
desexualize
diːˈsɛksjʊəˌlaɪz
individualise
ˌɪndɪˈvɪdjʊəˌlaɪz
individualize
ˌɪndɪˈvɪdjʊəˌlaɪz
mutualise
ˈmjuːtʃʊəˌlaɪz
mutualize
ˈmjuːtʃʊəˌlaɪz
reconceptualise
ˌriːkənˈsɛptjʊəˌlaɪz
reconceptualize
ˌriːkənˈsɛptʃʊəˌlaɪz
sensualize
ˈsɛnʃʊəˌlaɪz
sexualize
ˈsɛksjʊəˌlaɪz
spiritualize
ˈspɪrɪtjʊəˌlaɪz
unsensualize
ʌnˈsɛnʃʊəˌlaɪz
virtualise
ˈvɜːtʃʊəˌlaɪz
virtualize
ˈvɜːtʃʊəˌlaɪz
visualize
ˈvɪʒʊəˌlaɪz
vowelize
ˈvaʊəˌlaɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INTELLECTUALIZE

intellect
intellection
intellective
intellectively
intellectual
intellectual property
intellectualisation
intellectualiser
intellectualism
intellectualist
intellectualistic
intellectualistically
intellectuality
intellectualization
intellectualizer
intellectually
intellectually handicapped
intellectualness
intellidating
intelligence

WORDS THAT END LIKE INTELLECTUALIZE

Belize
capitalize
crystalize
decriminalize
finalize
generalize
immortalize
initialize
legalize
localize
marginalize
materialize
nationalize
neutralize
normalize
personalize
realize
revitalize
socialize
specialize
vandalize

Synonyms and antonyms of intellectualize in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «intellectualize» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INTELLECTUALIZE

Find out the translation of intellectualize to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of intellectualize from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «intellectualize» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

智能化
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

intelectualizar
570 millions of speakers

English

intellectualize
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बौद्धिकता की दृष्टि से
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

intellectualize
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

интеллектуализировать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

intelectualizar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

intellectualize
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

intellectualiser
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Intelektual
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

intellectualize
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

intellectualize
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

intellectualize
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Intellectualize
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

intellectualize
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அறிவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बौद्धिक असणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

entellektüelleştirmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

intellettualizzare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zintelektualizować
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

интеллектуализировать
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

intellectualize
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διανοητικοποιήσετε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

intellectualize
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

intellektualisera
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

intellektualisere
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of intellectualize

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INTELLECTUALIZE»

The term «intellectualize» is normally little used and occupies the 122.004 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INTELLECTUALIZE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «intellectualize» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «intellectualize» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about intellectualize

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8 QUOTES WITH «INTELLECTUALIZE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word intellectualize.
1
James Van Der Beek
I can intellectualize myself out of anything.
2
Genevieve Bujold
I don't like to intellectualize about my acting. I don't sit around and study the pages of a script over and over again.
3
Genevieve Bujold
I don't like to intellectualize about my acting.
4
Jesse Eisenberg
Acting is kind of difficult to intellectualize - it's a far more visceral experience. It's really hard to be able to think about and then employ these kind of esoteric notions of this person's backstory and try to weave it in somehow. It's just kind of impossible.
5
Spike Jonze
I'm not one to intellectualize why I did something.
6
F. Sionil Jose
As artists, we must not go down to the level of the masa; we should bring them up, intellectualize our languages, create classics out of our folk arts. We can do this if we are true to our roots and strive for excellence.
7
Tamara Mellon
Everything I do is just really my intuition, and every time I go against my intuition, it's a mistake. Even though I may sit down and analyze and intellectualize something on paper, if I go against my gut feeling, it's wrong.
8
Nicolas Roeg
You cannot intellectualize yourself out of obsession. You cannot cure yourself of it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INTELLECTUALIZE»

Discover the use of intellectualize in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to intellectualize and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sharing: Self Discovery in Relationships
As man, you have an "ego need" to intellectualize your world. The intellect and the ego are the physical divulgence of the mind. It is very comforting to you to intellectualize what is happening to you. It will be more productive for you if you can ...
Kathy Oddenino, 1990
2
The Bliss of Inner Fire: Heart Practice of the Six Yogas of ...
W. 18. Good. Things. and. Bad. Things. Can. Happen. v. DON'T. INTELLECTUALIZE. Inner fire meditation is not something intellectual. No matter how much I talk to you about it, it is mere words until you experience inner heat for yourself.
Lama Yeshe, Robina Courtin, Alisa Cameron, 2005
3
Mother-Scholar: (Re)imagining K-12 Education
MOTHERMOTHERMOTHERMOTHER- SCHOLARSCHOLARSCHOLARSCHOLARS INTELLECTUALIZE TH S INTELLECTUALIZE TH S INTELLECTUALIZE TH S INTELLECTUALIZE THE PRIVATE SPHERE E PRIVATE SPHERE E PRIVATE ...
Yvette V. Lapayese, 2012
4
The Fundamental Problems of Western Metaphysics
In the case of sight it is usually assumed that intelligence apprehends things as something that is right in front of me, what has been called representation; but it is completely wrong that to intellectualize is to represent, although human beings ...
Xavier Zubiri, 2009
5
Counseling Couples in Conflict: A Relational Restoration Model
In the presence of crisis, a valid defense is our brain. We can intellectualize. Intellectualization should not be confused with using our intelligence. People with high IQs are not prone to more intellectualization. Intellectualization is the protective ...
James N. Sells, Mark A. Yarhouse, 2011
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Oxford English Mini Dictionary
intellectualize. insult v. speak to or treat in a way that offends. n. an insulting remark or act. insuperable adj. impossible to overcome. insupportable adj. intolerable. insurance n. 1 an arrangement by which payments are made to a company ...
Oxford Dictionaries,, Charlotte Buxton, 2013
7
Elements of Legislation
The. quest. to. intellectualize. statute. law. It can often seem that while legal philosophers have much to say about judicial decision making, statute law has stirred their imaginations comparably little. Yet two important themes in modern ...
Neil Duxbury, 2012
8
Essays in Honor of Hubert L. Dreyfus: Heidegger, ...
Rorty clarifies: Once understanding is de-intellectualized in the way in which both Dewey and Heidegger wanted to de-intellectualize it — by viewing the so-called " quest for disinterested theoretical truth" as a continuation of practice by other ...
Mark A. Wrathall, J. E. Malpas, 2000
9
Memories in Serenade
You are a woman Lock, stock and barrel And I crave you You are a real woman A friend...yet I see you and must therefore intellectualize you To feel you, understand you, and be near you I implore you remember, To remember me always But ...
Kevin M. Isaac, 2010
10
Anti-Racist Scholarship: An Advocacy
Another reaction I had was to intellectualize. After all, this is a research journal, and response articles are usually critiques, so I should pick apart Scheurich's argument, question his references, or ask for his data. By “intellectualize,” I mean to ...
James Joseph Scheurich, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INTELLECTUALIZE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term intellectualize is used in the context of the following news items.
1
They Don't Like To Lose: Why Competitive People Can't Get Over …
They can make guesses and try to come up with rational answers, but it's hard to intellectualize love, to make sense of something that is so ... «Elite Daily, Jul 15»
2
I Only Surround Myself With Crazy People; They're Just More …
They exist on a different plane; they are keyed into other people's agendas and never intellectualize themselves out of their instincts. «Elite Daily, Jul 15»
3
Hollywood, It's Time to Retire the 'Loveable Misogynist' Movie Hero
It's just nice to know that can still happen, you know? Okay, so with that out of the way, we're going to intellectualize some stuff, so hunker down. «IFC, Jul 15»
4
HUMANS Scoop: Katherine Parkinson and Tom Goodman-Hill …
He doesn't intellectualize things. He's not one to ponder about his own humanity and his own being. He just tends to take things at face value. «Seat42F, Jul 15»
5
The Scandinavian Heritage: Hans Nielsen Hauge and Liberation …
But the state church clergy educated in Copenhagen during the “Enlightenment” period tended to intellectualize the gospel, including the ... «Walker Pilot Independent, Jul 15»
6
'Menstrual Man' speaks on finding a simple solution to a global …
I had little education and when faced with a big problem, I did not intellectualize it. I think the moment you step out of the Harvards, the MITs, ... «The Vancouver Observer, Jul 15»
7
“Prison Isn't Like Summer Camp”: An Ex-Con Reviews Orange is the …
And when that happened, it sucked, but I could at least intellectualize it, you know? Like, the prisons have less money because the politicians ... «Washington City Paper, Jul 15»
8
Framingham poet Sonja Holzwarth Maneri paints with words
“I don't intellectualize poetry. I don't want it to be gloomy. Creativity comes from silence. You abandon yourself to what is coming forth from ... «MetroWest Daily News, Jul 15»
9
Madame Bovary shops and cheats in a relatable tale of consumption
She's very connected to her emotions and she doesn't intellectualize the material — she just does it. And her physicality is very classic. She has ... «MetroNews Canada, Jul 15»
10
GHOST's Nameless Ghoul Explains 'Meliora' Album Title
We're trying to find that fine line where we're not all in just a retro band, which is very, very hard to intellectualize, because, obviously, we are ... «BLABBERMOUTH.NET, Jul 15»

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