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Definition of idealize verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

idealize

verb
 
/aɪˈdiːəlaɪz/
 
/aɪˈdiːəlaɪz/
(British English also idealise)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they idealize
 
/aɪˈdiːəlaɪz/
 
/aɪˈdiːəlaɪz/
he / she / it idealizes
 
/aɪˈdiːəlaɪzɪz/
 
/aɪˈdiːəlaɪzɪz/
past simple idealized
 
/aɪˈdiːəlaɪzd/
 
/aɪˈdiːəlaɪzd/
past participle idealized
 
/aɪˈdiːəlaɪzd/
 
/aɪˈdiːəlaɪzd/
-ing form idealizing
 
/aɪˈdiːəlaɪzɪŋ/
 
/aɪˈdiːəlaɪzɪŋ/
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  1. idealize somebody/something to consider or represent somebody/something as being perfect or better than they really are
    • It is tempting to idealize the past.
    • an idealized view of married life
See idealize in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee idealize in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
perspective
noun
 
 
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