intellectualise
- a variation of intellectualize.
Example Sentences
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Ms Madigan said recent Australian campaigns had failed because they had overcomplicated tourism and "tried to intellectualise it too much".
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2018
Fashion’s attempts to intellectualise getting dressed fail at least as often as they succeed.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 7, 2017
Influenced by the blues/gospel, musicians were reacting against the trend to intellectualise jazz.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 12, 2013
If you need to intellectualise your enjoyment of MacFarlane's comedy further, you could point to the tragedy of Ted's ageless existence.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 13, 2012
Makers of new aristocracies are still, however, apt to intellectualise.
From Human Nature in Politics Third Edition by Wallas, Graham
