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intellectualize

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in·tel·lec·tu·al·ize (ntl-kch--lz)
v.
1. To furnish a rational structure or meaning for.
2. To engage in intellectualization.


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However, my hope was that self assessment would encourage students to intellectualize the work that they produced.
For me, this has meant dealing with people and situations I'd rather avoid; acknowledging my discomfort with conflict; recognizing my tendency to intellectualize and analyze rather than just do it; admitting that for all my espoused comfort with chaos and complexity, I still have a need to be in control (better to lead than follow); and sensing when I am reverting to my comfort zone.
This ploy allows Grisham to intellectualize any discussion of the racism that dominates Miss Callie's life and the lives of other African Americans in Ford County.
 
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