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idealize
/ ɪˈɪəˌɪ /
verb
- to consider or represent (something) as ideal
- tr to portray as ideal; glorify
- intr to form an ideal or ideals
Derived Forms
- ˈˌ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·a·e noun
- v··a· verb overidealized overidealizing
- ܲi·a· adjective
Example Sentences
Vladimir Lenin fetishized technology, insisting that industrialization and electrification would lead to the idealized future of a truly communist society.
With Joe always passing the buck to the idealized woman in his mind, nothing he does is ever his fault.
A powerful, idealized man of God casts his eyes down toward the ground beneath his feet, rather than heavenward.
Like many people during the pandemic, she became obsessed with cottagecore design — a romantic trend that celebrates an idealized version of country living and evokes a simpler time.
In the place of windows, you’ll find a fantastical, idealized take on a major city, a skyline vision that looks ripped from an animated film.
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