intellectualizing
present participle ofintellectualize
intellectualize
verb[IorT]
(UKusuallyintellectualise)uk/ˌɪn.təlˈek.tʃu.ə.laɪz/us/ˌɪn.t̬əlˈek.tʃu.ə.laɪz/tothinkabout ordiscussasubjectin adetailedandintellectualway, withoutinvolvingyouremotionsorfeelings:
She couldn'tstandall thatpointlessintellectualizing aboutsubjectsthat just didn'tmatter.
Logic and reason
- a fortiori
- a posteriori
- a priori
- analytic
- antinomy
- incoherently
- inductive
- inductively
- intellectual
- intellectualism
- non-verbal
- nonscientific
- paradox
- paradoxical
- paradoxically
- theoretically
- theory
- thinking
- ultra-rational
- unrealistic
Examplesofintellectualizing
intellectualizing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
I realized he wasintellectualizingsomething that, in my mind, was a spiritual thing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They act without contrivance, work without striving, and know withoutintellectualizing.
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