idealization

noun

ide·​al·​iza·​tion

variants also British idealisation

(ˌ)īˌdē(ə)lə̇ˈzāshən, 

-diəl-, 

-ˌlīˈz- sometimes ˌīdeə(ˌ)l- or ˌīdiə(ˌ)l-

plural -s

1

a

: an act or the process of idealizing

b

: a product of idealizing

2

: the employment of idealistic methods

Word History

First Known Use

1796, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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Rhymes for idealization

• acclimatisation
• acclimatization
• acidification
• actualization
• annualization
• autocorrelation
• autoregulation
• beatification
• beneficiation
• biodegradation
• biotransformation
• bureaucratization