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Verb: intellectualise  ,in-tu'lek-choo-u,lIz
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: intellectualize)
  1. To treat or analyse in an intellectual manner; to rationalize
    "He tended to intellectualise his emotions";
    - intellectualize
     
  2. To give intellectual character to; to imbue with intellectuality
    "The professor intellectualised the debate";
    - intellectualize

Derived forms: intellectualised, intellectualises, intellectualising