idealize
verb /aɪˈdiːəlaɪz/
/aɪˈdiːəlaɪz/
(British English also idealise)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they idealize | /aɪˈdiːəlaɪz/ /aɪˈdiːəlaɪz/ |
| he / she / it idealizes | /aɪˈdiːəlaɪzɪz/ /aɪˈdiːəlaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple idealized | /aɪˈdiːəlaɪzd/ /aɪˈdiːəlaɪzd/ |
| past participle idealized | /aɪˈdiːəlaɪzd/ /aɪˈdiːəlaɪzd/ |
| -ing form idealizing | /aɪˈdiːəlaɪzɪŋ/ /aɪˈdiːəlaɪzɪŋ/ |
- 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