intellectualize (third-person singular simple present intellectualizes, present participle intellectualizing, simple past and past participle intellectualized) (transitive)
To treat in an intellectual manner; to discuss or express intellectually.
To endow with intellect; to bestow intellectual qualities upon; to cause to become intellectual.
(US) To find a seemingly rational explanation for something.
(psychology) To use (excessive) reasoning and rationalization to block out emotional stress and anxiety associated with painful or traumatic experiences.
Source: Wiktionary
In`tel*lec"tu*al*ize, v. t.
1. To treat in an intellectual manner; to discuss intellectually; to reduce to intellectual form; to express intellectually; to idealize. Sentiment is intellectualized emotion. Lowell.
2. To endow with intellect; to bestow intellectual qualities upon; to cause to become intellectual.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
