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intellectualization

intellectualization noun: the act or process of intellectualizing.

Noun

intellectualization (countable and uncountable, plural intellectualizations)

  1. The act or process of intellectualizing.
    • 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.1981 August 8, Maida Tilchen, Joan E. Biren, “Picturing Lesbians”, in Gay Community News, page 12

Forms of intellectualization

pluralintellectualizations
alternative formintellectualisation

Origin of intellectualization

From intellectual + -ization or intellectualize + -ation.

Words formed from intellectualization

Questions about intellectualization

What does intellectualization mean?
Intellectualization means the act or process of intellectualizing.
What part of speech is intellectualization?
Intellectualization is a noun.
What is the plural of intellectualization?
The plural of intellectualization is intellectualizations.

Words near intellectualization in the dictionary

  1. intellectualistically
  2. intellectualists
  3. intellectualities
  4. intellectuality
  5. intellectualizable
  6. intellectualization
  7. intellectualizations
  8. intellectualize
  9. intellectualized
  10. intellectualizer
  11. intellectualizers

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