Idealize \I*de"al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Idealized; p. pr.
& vb. n. Idealizing.]
1. To make ideal; to consider as ideal; to give an ideal form
or value to; to attribute ideal characteristics and
excellences to; as, to idealize real life. [WordNet sense
1]
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2. (Fine Arts) To treat in an ideal manner. See
Idealization, 2.
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3. to form ideals. [WordNet sense 2]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Idealize \I*de"al*ize\, v. i. [Cf. F. id['e]aliser.]
To form ideals.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
idealize
v 1: consider or render as ideal; "She idealized her husband
after his death" [syn: idealise]
2: form ideals; "Man has always idealized" [syn: idealise]
WordNet (r) 2.0
34 Moby Thesaurus words for "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
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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