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idealize
verb
(i-de-al-ize)
form ideals
Synonyms:
idealise
,
Examples:
Man has always idealized.
idealize
verb
(i-de-al-ize)
consider or render as ideal
Synonyms:
idealise
,
Examples:
She idealized her husband after his death.
Words Related to
idealize
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idealise
,
romanticize
,
sentimentalize
,
mythologize
,
reify
,
deify
,
portray
,
objectify
,
idolize
,
personify
,
embody
,
fictionalize
,
glorify
,
sexualize
,
glamorize
,
eroticize
,
oversimplify
,
imitate
,
espouse
,
anthropomorphize
,
perpetuate
,
conceive
,
mythologise
,
sentimentalise
,
venerate
,
estranges
,
romanticise
,
overgeneralize
,
psychoanalyze
,
moralize
,
revere
,
lionize
,
overprotect
,
demonize
,
yearn
,
spiritualize
,
ascribe
,
demythologize
,
euphemize
,
relativize
,
misperceive
,
acculturate
,
overpraise
,
intellectualize
,
ennoble
,
moralise
,
eulogize
,
despise
,
hanker
,
humanize
,
hyperbolize
,
civilise
,
counterpose
,
unrealize
,
condescend
,
problematize
,
revile
,
exalt
,
conflate
,
denigrate
,
misunderstand
,
dehumanize
,
efface
,
ritualize
,
embrace
,
westernize
,
procreated
,
profanes
,
individuate
,
generalize
,
ghettoize
,
overdetermined
,
perceive
,
sublimate
,
poeticize
,
cherish
,
eternalize
,
overdramatize
,
memorialise
,
christianize
,
belittle
,
anthropomorphise
,
deconstruct
,
deride
,
ossify
,
philosophise
,
vivify
,
adore
,
secularize
,
misconceive
,
delude
,
civilize
,
esteeming
,
overrate
,
deprecate
,
misremember
,
sanctify
,
pretend
,
misattribute
,
gendering
,
idealize
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