idealize

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ideal +‎ -ize.[1] Compare French idéaliser.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aɪˈdiːəlaɪz/, /ˈaɪdɪəˌlaɪz/
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Verb

idealize (third-person singular simple present idealizes, present participle idealizing, simple past and past participle idealized)

  1. (transitive) To regard something as ideal.
  2. (intransitive) To conceive or form an ideal.
    • 1975 December 20, Alan Belkin, “On Relationships”, in Gay Community News, volume 3, number 25, page 5:
      People tell me that I wouldn't be so anxious for a lover if I knew the kinds of problems which such a relationship brings, to which I reply that, yes, perhaps I am idealizing somewhat, but basically I know that people aren't plastic, and that where there are human beings there are problems, and, all the same, I think it can be worth it in the long run if there is honesty on both sides.
  3. (transitive, art) To portray using idealization.

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Translations

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References

  1. ^ idealize, v.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Further reading

Galician

Verb

idealize

  1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of idealizar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Verb

idealize

  1. inflection of idealizar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative