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i·de·al·ize
 idealize
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- pronunciation:
- aI
di
laIz
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
idealizes, idealizing, idealized |
| definition: |
to conceive or represent in an ideal form; raise to an ideal level; consider to be ideal.
He idealizes his teacher. |
| related words: |
abstract, glorify, picture, pinnacle, worship |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to conceive or represent something in an ideal form.
- similar words:
- romance
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| derivations: |
idealized (adj.), idealization (n.) |
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