follow vs intellectualize

follow

verb
  • To be a logical consequence of something. 

  • To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely, as a profession or calling. 

  • To understand, to pay attention to. 

  • To subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform. 

  • To live one's life according to (religion, teachings, etc). 

  • To carry out (orders, instructions, etc.). 

  • To watch, to keep track of (reports of) some event or person. 

  • To go or come after in a sequence. 

  • To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching. 

noun
  • In billiards and similar games, a stroke causing a ball to follow another ball after hitting it. 

  • The act of following another user's online activity. 

intellectualize

verb
  • To find a seemingly rational explanation for something. 

  • To treat in an intellectual manner; to discuss or express intellectually. 

  • To endow with intellect; to bestow intellectual qualities upon; to cause to become intellectual. 

  • To use (excessive) reasoning and rationalization to block out emotional stress and anxiety associated with painful or traumatic experiences. 

How often have the words follow and intellectualize occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )