idealized

• past participle

  past participle

  A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.

  of idealize.
  idealize

  verb (used with object)

  to make ideal; represent in an ideal form or character; exalt to an ideal perfection or excellence.
• past tense form

  past tense

  Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.

  of idealize.
  idealize

  verb (used with object)

  to make ideal; represent in an ideal form or character; exalt to an ideal perfection or excellence.

Example Sentences

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idealized

For simplicity, the researchers model the lightsail as an idealized mirror.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026

Worried about its future and often nostalgic for an idealized past, it's fair to say that much of America saw itself in Dolly Parton.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

But “Do the Right Thing” remains with us, its urgency and relevance undiminished, waiting for an America open to listen and live up to its idealized aspirations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

Just as much as passive income is a literal goal, it is an idealized state of being where a job is optional and time is plentiful.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

She fed it with fantasies, idealized it, savagely defended it, stripped it of its prosaic truth, and turned it into the kind of love one found in novels.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

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