Idealize

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Idealize \I*de"al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Idealized}; p. pr.
     & vb. n. {Idealizing}.]
     1. To make ideal; to consider as ideal; to give an ideal form
        or value to; to attribute ideal characteristics and
        excellences to; as, to idealize real life. [WordNet sense
        1]


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     2. (Fine Arts) To treat in an ideal manner. See
        {Idealization}, 2.
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     3. to form ideals. [WordNet sense 2]
        [WordNet 1.5]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Idealize \I*de"al*ize\, v. i. [Cf. F. id['e]aliser.]
     To form ideals.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  idealize
       v 1: consider or render as ideal; "She idealized her husband
            after his death" [syn: {idealise}]
       2: form ideals; "Man has always idealized" [syn: {idealise}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  34 Moby Thesaurus words for "idealize":
     apotheosize, deify, dematerialize, disembody, disincarnate,
     elevate, ennoble, etherealize, exaggerate, exalt, glorify,
     immaterialize, overappraise, overassess, overcalculate, overcount,
     overesteem, overestimate, overmeasure, overprize, overrate,
     overreact to, overreckon, overstate, overvalue, quixotize,
     rhapsodize, romance, romanticize, spiritize, spiritualize,
     unsubstantialize, utopianize, worship