Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intellectualize

/ɪntəˈlɛkt͡ʃuəlaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables
in-tel-lec-tu-al-ize
IPA
/ɪntəˈlɛkt͡ʃuəlaɪz/
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To treat in an intellectual manner; to discuss or express intellectually.

Transitive verb

verb

To endow with intellect; to bestow intellectual qualities upon; to cause to become intellectual.

Transitive verb

verb

To find a seemingly rational explanation for.

American usage; Transitive verb

verb

To find a seemingly rational explanation for.

American usage; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English intellectual Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English intellectualize From intellectual + -ize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

intellectualizes (present, singular) intellectualizing (participle, present) intellectualized (participle, past) intellectualized (past) intellectualise (alternative)

Derived Forms

deintellectualize intellectualizable intellectualization intellectualizer overintellectualize unintellectualized

Questions

How do you pronounce intellectualize?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪntəˈlɛkt͡ʃuəlaɪz/.
What does intellectualize mean?
To treat in an intellectual manner; to discuss or express intellectually.
Where does intellectualize come from?
Etymology tree English intellectual Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English intellectualize From intellectual + -ize.

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