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( aɪdiː əlaɪz )
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense idealizes , present participle idealizing , past tense , past participle idealized regional note: in BRIT, also use idealise verb If you idealize something or someone, you think of them, or represent them to other people, as being perfect or much better than they really are.
People idealize the past. [ VERB noun]
Synonyms: romanticize , glorify, exalt, worship More Synonyms of idealize
idealized adjective [ usually ADJECTIVE noun] ...an idealised image of how a parent should be.
idealization ( aɪdiː əlaɪzeɪ ʃə n ) Word forms: plural idealizations variable noun ...Marie's idealisation of her dead husband. [ + of ]
Synonyms: glorification , worship, exaltation, magnification More Synonyms of idealize
idealize in British English or idealise ( aɪˈdɪəˌlaɪz )
verb 1. to consider or represent (something) as ideal
2. ( transitive) to portray as ideal; glorify
3. ( intransitive) to form an ideal or ideals
Derived forms
idealizer ( iˈdealˌizer) or idealiser ( iˈdealˌiser) noun
idealize in American English ( aɪˈdiəlˌaɪz )
verb transitive Word forms: iˈdealˌized or iˈdealˌizing 1. to make ideal; think of or represent as ideal; regard or show as perfect or more nearly perfect than is true
verb intransitive 2. to form an ideal or ideals
3. to represent things in the manner of an idealist
Derived forms
idealization ( iˌdealiˈzation) noun
idealizer ( iˈdealˌizer) noun
Synonyms of 'idealize' romanticize , glorify, exalt, worship
More Synonyms of idealize
In other languages idealize
British English :
idealize VERB If you idealize something or someone, you think of them, or represent them to other people, as being perfect or much better than they really are.
People idealize the past.
American English : idealize Brazilian Portuguese : idealizar Chinese : 把…理想化 European Spanish : idealizar French : idéaliser German : idealisieren Italian : idealizzare Japanese : 理想化する Korean : 이상화하다 European Portuguese : idealizar Latin American Spanish : idealizar
Definition
to consider or represent (something) as ideal or more nearly perfect than is true
People often idealize the past.
Synonyms
romanticize
magnify
put on a pedestal
apotheosize
Additional synonyms Definition
to treat or worship (someone or something) as a god
Apollo's son Asclepius was deified as the god of medicine.
Synonyms
worship ,
adore ,
revere ,
respect ,
honour ,
glorify ,
exalt ,
pray to ,
venerate ,
adulate ,
apotheosize
Definition
to make (someone or his or her life) noble or dignified
the sciences and arts, which ennoble and embellish human life
Synonyms
dignify ,
honour ,
enhance ,
elevate ,
magnify ,
raise ,
glorify ,
exalt ,
aggrandize Definition
to praise highly
This book exalts her as a genius.
Synonyms
praise ,
acclaim ,
applaud ,
pay tribute to ,
bless ,
worship ,
magnify (archaic) ,
glorify ,
reverence ,
laud (literary) ,
extol ,
crack up (informal) ,
pay homage to ,
idolize ,
big up (slang) ,
apotheosize ,
set on a pedestal