idealize
Origin of idealize
1- Also especially British, i·de·al·ise .
Other words from idealize
- i·de·al·iz·er, noun
- o·ver·i·de·al·ize, verb, o·ver·i·de·al·ized, o·ver·i·de·al·iz·ing.
- un·i·de·al·ized, adjective
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How to use idealize in a sentence
“I really wanted to photograph it in a way that will convey the complexity of it, not in an idealizing way,” she says.
Elinor Carucci Captures the Messy, Beautiful Reality of Motherhood | Amy Zimmerman | November 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe most important thing is to stop idealizing the 'process.'
The most important thing is to stop idealizing the “process.”
Dear U.S. Peace Camp, Don’t Support Negotiations | Mikhael Manekin | March 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTInterminable discussion has been spent on the Nature of the idealizing process.
Moreover, this idealizing impulse may also create new cults, by deifying heroes who were originally conceived as human.
Elements of Folk Psychology | Wilhelm Wundt
Another way in which the self feeling of the crowd functions is in idealizing those who succeed in gaining its recognition.
The Behavior of Crowds | Everett Dean MartinSuch a poet, such a painter, is idealizing memory on a spring afternoon in the suburbs.
From the Easy Chair, series 2 | George William CurtisWhen she was calmer she spoke with that intelligence of hers that always chilled Forbes' idealizing heart.
What Will People Say? | Rupert Hughes
British Dictionary definitions for idealize
idealise
/ (aɪˈdɪəˌlaɪz) /
to consider or represent (something) as ideal
(tr) to portray as ideal; glorify
(intr) to form an ideal or ideals
Derived forms of idealize
- idealizer or idealiser, noun
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