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adjective
- 1. regarded or represented as perfect or better than in reality: "Helen's idealized accounts of their life together"
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IDEALIZED definition: 1. involving thinking of or representing someone or something as better than that person or thing…. Learn more.
1. a. : to attribute ideal characteristics to. tended to idealize her teachers. b. : to give an ideal form or value to. 2. : to treat idealistically. portraitists who idealize their subjects. intransitive verb. 1. : to form ideals. 2. : to work idealistically. idealization. ī-ˌdē- (ə-)lə-ˈzā-shən. noun. idealizer. ī-ˈdē- (ə-)ˌlī-zər. noun.
to think of or represent someone or something as better than that person or thing really is: Why do people idealize their school days? SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Praising insincerely or too eagerly. backhanded compliment. bootlicker. bow and scrape idiom. crawler. creep. flummery. glad-handing. grovellingly. obsequiously.
to think of or represent someone or something as better than that person or thing really is: Why do people idealize their school days? SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Praising insincerely or too eagerly. backhanded compliment. bootlicker. bow and scrape idiom. crawler. creep. flummery. glad-handing. grovelingly. obsequiously.
verb (used with object) , i·de·al·ized, i·de·al·iz·ing. to make ideal; represent in an ideal form or character; exalt to an ideal perfection or excellence.
Definition of 'idealized' Word Frequency. idealized in British English. or idealised (aɪˈdɪəlaɪzd ) adjective. portrayed or represented as being ideal. an idealised image of how a parent should be. I accept that I probably have an idealised vision of Norway. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
Jun 24, 2024 · Definitions of idealized. adjective. exalted to an ideal perfection or excellence. synonyms: idealised. perfect. being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Idealized." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/idealized. Accessed 20 Jun. 2024. Copy citation.
When you idealize something, you think of it as being much better than it really is. You might idealize your beach vacation, completely forgetting that it rained almost every day. If you idealize your favorite teacher, you imagine that he's even more wonderful than he actually is.
verb. /aɪˈdiːəlaɪz/ ( British English also idealise) Verb Forms. idealize somebody/something to consider or represent somebody/something as being perfect or better than they really are. It is tempting to idealize the past. an idealized view of married life. Want to learn more?
verb. If you idealize something or someone, you think of them, or represent them to other people, as being perfect or much better than they really are. People idealize the past. [VERB noun] Synonyms: romanticize, glorify, exalt, worship More Synonyms of idealize. idealized adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
