deintellectualize

verb

To cause no longer to be intellectual.

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Meanings

verbdeintellectualize (third-person singular simple present deintellectualizes, present participle deintellectualizing, simple past and past participle deintellectualized)

present singular third person deintellectualizes · participle present deintellectualizing · participle past deintellectualized · past deintellectualized

  1. transitiveTo cause no longer to be intellectual.

Origin

From de- + intellectualize.

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APA

deintellectualize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deintellectualize

MLA

“deintellectualize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deintellectualize. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deintellectualize,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deintellectualize.

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