intellectualize vs weigh

intellectualize

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

  • To find a seemingly rational explanation for something. 

  • 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. 

weigh

verb
  • To consider a subject. 

  • To determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object, to evaluate. 

  • To have a certain weight. 

  • To bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up. 

  • To determine the weight of an object. 

  • Often with "out", to measure a certain amount of something by its weight, e.g. for sale. 

  • To have weight; to be heavy; to press down. 

  • To weigh anchor. 

  • To be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance. 

  • To raise an anchor free of the seabed. 

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