in ‧ tel ‧ lec ‧ tu ‧ al ‧ ize BrE AmE ( also intellectualise British English ) /ˌɪntəˈlektʃuəlaɪz, ˌɪntɪˈlektʃuəlaɪz/ verb [intransitive and transitive]
to think or talk about something in a serious complicated way, especially rather than expressing your feelings