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intellectualizing

UK
/ˌɪntəˈlɛktʃuəlaɪzɪŋ/
US
/ˌɪntəˈlɛktʃuəˌlaɪzɪŋ/

Translations

intellectualizingnoun
intellectualizings
pl
The intellectualizing of art can sometimes make it less accessible to the general public.
Интеллектуализация искусства иногда может сделать его менее доступным для широкой публики.
Synonyms
reflection
analysis
thought
reasoning
cognition
intellectualizinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˌɪn.təˈlɛk.tʃu.ə.laɪ.zɪŋ/
US
/ˌɪn.t̬əˈlɛk.tʃu.əˌlaɪ.zɪŋ/
Used attributively (e.g. “an intellectualizing influence”) to describe something that renders a subject more intellectual or overly analytical.
Synonyms
theorizing
philosophizing
conceptualizing
overintellectualizing
abstracting
intellectualising
rationalizing
rationalising
cerebral
analytical
intellectualizeverb

intellectualizing

Gerund

intellectualized
Past Simple
intellectualized
Past Participle
intellectualizing
Gerund
UK
/ˌɪntəˈlɛktʃuəlaɪz/
US
/ˌɪntəˈlɛktʃuəˌlaɪz/
He tends to intellectualize his emotions rather than express them.
Он склонен интеллектуализировать свои эмоции, а не выражать их.
Additional translations
уточнять
переосмыслять
Synonyms
analyze
rationalize
abstract
conceptualize
theorize

Definitions

intellectualizingnoun
The act or process of engaging in intellectual analysis or reasoning, often to the point of overthinking or abstracting a situation.
His constant intellectualizing of simple issues often frustrated his friends who preferred straightforward solutions.
intellectualizinggerund / present participle
Rendering something intellectual in character; characterized by excessive or abstract reasoning.
The seminar had an intellectualizing effect on the discussion.
intellectualizeverb
To give an intellectual character to something, often by analyzing or discussing it in a rational or abstract manner.
She tends to intellectualize her emotions instead of expressing them directly.
To engage in or discuss something in a way that emphasizes reasoning and abstract thinking.
He intellectualized the debate, focusing on theoretical implications rather than practical solutions.
In psychology, to cope with or avoid emotional stress by treating a feeling or experience in an overly rational or abstract manner (defense mechanism of intellectualization).
After the breakup, he intellectualized his pain by discussing attachment theory instead of acknowledging his sadness.
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