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

We would like to leave no moment uncaptured, would like to at least try to become pearly, hairless, omniscient idealized beings, even if this desire lurks somewhere beneath what we’d consciously admit.

From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026

The researchers suggest that one reason the idea took more than two decades to demonstrate is that the original theory was developed under idealized conditions that are difficult to reproduce experimentally.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 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

Thatched-roof houses appeared in glossy renderings, selling an idealized vision of life along this stretch of the Atlantic coast, just over an hour south of Lisbon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

It was not the path that Reggie had once idealized, but it was a clear direction and one he was undertaking with typical, quiet resolve.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

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