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deintellectualize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dein-tel-lec-tu-al-ize
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause no longer to be intellectual.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From de- + intellectualize.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

deintellectualizes (present, singular) deintellectualizing (participle, present) deintellectualized (participle, past) deintellectualized (past)

Questions

What does deintellectualize mean?
To cause no longer to be intellectual.
Where does deintellectualize come from?
From de- + intellectualize.

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