idealize
To regard something as idealTo regard something as ideal.
» She has an idealized view of love.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To regard something as ideal.
idealisieren
идеализи́роватьidealizírovatʹ
ідеалізува́тиidealizuváty
consider or render as ideal
(intransitive)To conceive or form an ideal.
idealisieren
идеализи́роватьidealizírovatʹ
form ideals
(transitive)To portray using idealization.
Examples
16 sentencesShe has an idealized view of love.
I want to remove from my mind everything that idealizes civilization.
A sociopath would idealize you one minute and demonize you the next minute.
Young men make great mistakes in life; for one thing, they idealize love too much.
Correct English should be how people actually speak, not some academic's idealized version of the language.
Translations
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Origin
From ideal + -ize. Compare French idéaliser.From ideal + -ize. Compare French idéaliser.
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Forms
idealizes, idealizing, idealized, idealizedSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle