idealize

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ideal +‎ -ize

Verb

idealize (third-person singular simple present idealizes, present participle idealizing, simple past and past participle idealized)

  1. (transitive) To regard something as ideal.
  2. (intransitive) To conceive or form an ideal.
  3. (transitive, art) To portray using idealization.

Derived terms

Translations

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Further reading

  • idealize in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • idealize in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Portuguese

Verb

idealize

  1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of idealizar
  2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of idealizar
  3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of idealizar
  4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of idealizar
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