idealize

One entry found for idealize.

Main Entry: ide·al·ize
Pronunciation: I-'dE-(&-)"lIz
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -ized; -iz·ing
intransitive verb
1 : to form ideals
2 : to work idealistically
transitive verb
1 a : to give an ideal form or value to b : to attribute ideal characteristics to <tended to idealize her teachers>
2 : to treat idealistically <portraitists who idealize their subjects>
- ide·al·i·za·tion /-"dE-(&-)l&-'zA-sh&n/ noun
- ide·al·iz·er /-'dE-(&-)"lI-z&r/ noun