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IDEALIZE
idealize, idealise
(verb) form ideals; “Man has always idealized”
idealize, idealise
(verb) consider or render as ideal; “She idealized her husband after his death”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
idealize (third-person singular simple present idealizes, present participle idealizing, simple past and past participle idealized)
(transitive) To regard something as ideal.
(intransitive) To conceive or form an ideal.
(transitive, art) To portray using idealization.
Source: Wiktionary
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)
Definition: To treat in an ideal manner. See Idealization, 2.
I*de"al*ize, v. i. Etym: [Cf. F. idéaliser.]
Definition: To form ideals.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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