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idealize(dictionary)

idealize (iou)



idealize verb. Also idealise. L18.
[from IDEAL + -IZE.]
verb trans. & intrans. Represent or perceive (a person or thing) in an ideal form; exalt (a person or thing) to an ideal state of perfection. L18.
R. A. Knox We..differ from the animals in our capacity for idealizing..the relations of the sexes. B. Guest As long as H.D. lived she was idealized by Bryher as her heroine.
verb intrans. Form ideals. L18.
ideali'zation noun the action of idealizing; an idealized thing: L18.
idealizer noun E19.