About The Word Idealize

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Idealize

Idealize Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Idealize?
[v] form ideals; "Man has always idealized"
[v] consider or render as ideal; "She idealized her husband after his death" Synonyms | Synonyms for Idealize: idealise Related Terms | Find terms related to Idealize: 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 See Also | concoct | consider | deify | dream up | glamorize | glamourise | hatch | reckon | regard | romanticise | romanticize | see | think of | think up | view Idealize In Webster's Dictionary \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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