idealize
verb (used with object)
has idealized
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present perfectof idealize (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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We live in a culture that has idealized parenthood while simultaneously shaming parents for every problem their child encounters.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2024
Popular culture has idealized our masks as swagger, coolness, or charisma.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 28, 2022
Since childhood, he has idealized American sports leagues for their willingness to indulge in flashiness and fun.
From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2018
No wonder your son has idealized the portrait he's created of the father he barely knows.
From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2011
Meanwhile, it is not too much to affirm that, with diplomatists like Machiavelli, and with princes like those whom he has idealized, Italy could not be free.
From Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots by John Addington Symonds
