Idealize

[I*de·al*ize]

When you idealize something, you think of it as being much better than it really is. You might idealize your beach vacation, completely forgetting that it rained almost every day.

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To make ideal; to give an ideal form or value to; to attribute ideal characteristics and excellences to; as, to idealize real life.

Verb
form ideals; "Man has always idealized"

Verb
consider or render as ideal; "She idealized her husband after his death"

v. t.
To make ideal; to give an ideal form or value to; to attribute ideal characteristics and excellences to; as, to idealize real life.

v. t.
To treat in an ideal manner. See Idealization, 2.

v. i.
To form ideals.

Idealize

I*de"al*ize , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Idealized ; p. pr. & vb. n. Idealizing .] 1. To make ideal; to give an ideal form or value to; to attribute ideal characteristics and excellences to; as, to idealize real life. 2. (Fine Arts) To treat in an ideal manner. See Idealization, 2.

Idealize

I*de"al*ize, v. i. [Cf. F. id'82aliser.] To form ideals.

To make ideal; to give an ideal form or value to; to attribute ideal characteristics and excellences to; as, to idealize real life.

To form ideals.

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Usage Examples

A lot of directors idealize their leading ladies or turn them into these objects of sexuality and beauty.

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