scholasticize

verb

He tried to scholasticize his ideas to make them more acceptable in academic circles.

意味（1）

To fit into the framework of scholasticism.

意味（2）

To make excessively formal, rigid, or pedantic.

Now, in the post-Reformation polemical situation, Beza tended to rigidify and scholasticize many of Calvin's positions.

意味（3）

To study, describe, or codify as an academic discipline.