intellectualization

English

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Etymology

intellectual +‎ -ization or intellectualize +‎ -ation

Noun

intellectualization (countable and uncountable, plural intellectualizations)

  1. The act or process of intellectualizing.
    • 1981 August 8, Maida Tilchen, Joan E. Biren, “Picturing Lesbians”, in Gay Community News, page 12:
      To me, part of the power of dealing with images is that they can bypass the intellectualization process, they can go right to making you feel something.

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