Meaning of IDEALIZE
| Pronunciation: | | I'deeu`lIz
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- [v] form ideals; "Man has always idealized"
- [v] consider or render as ideal; "She idealized her husband after his death"
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| | Synonyms: | | idealise |
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| | See Also: | | concoct, consider, deify, dream up, glamorize, glamourise, hatch, reckon, regard, romanticise, romanticize, see, think of, think up, view | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\I*de"al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Idealized}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Idealizing}.]
1. To make ideal; to give an ideal form or value to; to
attribute ideal characteristics and excellences to; as, to
idealize real life.
2. (Fine Arts) To treat in an ideal manner. See
{Idealization}, 2.
\I*de"al*ize\, v. i. [Cf. F. id['e]aliser.]
To form ideals.
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| | Related Terms: | | apotheosize, deify, dematerialize, disembody, disincarnate, elevate, ennoble, etherealize, exaggerate, exalt, glorify, immaterialize, overappraise, overassess, overcalculate, overcount, overesteem, overestimate, overmeasure, overprize, overrate, overreact to, overreckon, overstate, overvalue, quixotize, rhapsodize, romance, romanticize, spiritize, spiritualize, unsubstantialize, utopianize, worship |
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