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idealize

[ ahy-dee-uh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object)

idealized, idealizing.
  1. to make ideal; represent in an ideal form or character; exalt to an ideal perfection or excellence.


verb (used without object)

idealized, idealizing.
  1. to represent something in an ideal form.

idealize

/ ɪˈɪəˌɪ /

verb

  1. to consider or represent (something) as ideal
  2. tr to portray as ideal; glorify
  3. intr to form an ideal or ideals
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ𲹱ˌ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ·a·e noun
  • v··a· verb overidealized overidealizing
  • ܲi·a· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of idealize1

First recorded in 1780–90; ideal + -ize
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Vladimir Lenin fetishized technology, insisting that industrialization and electrification would lead to the idealized future of a truly communist society.

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With Joe always passing the buck to the idealized woman in his mind, nothing he does is ever his fault.

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A powerful, idealized man of God casts his eyes down toward the ground beneath his feet, rather than heavenward.

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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.

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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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