'Idealize' definitions:
Definition of 'idealize'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Idealize'
From: 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] [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Fine Arts) To treat in an ideal manner. See Idealization, 2. [1913 Webster]
- 3. to form ideals. [WordNet sense 2] [WordNet 1.5]
Definition of 'Idealize'
From: GCIDE
- Idealize \I*de"al*ize\, v. i. [Cf. F. id['e]aliser.] To form ideals. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'idealize'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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