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Synonyms for idealize


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ahy-dee-uh-lahyz
Phonetic Transcription : aɪˈdi əˌlaɪz



Définition of idealize

Origin :
  • 1786, probably formed from ideal (adj.) + -ize. Related: Idealized; idealizing.
  • verb romanticize
Example sentences :
  • You idealize her, and are proud of her; and she is worthy of it all.
  • Extract from : « Princess Zara » by Ross Beeckman
  • But again, to idealize these possibilities would be foolish.
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
  • If you cannot realize your Ideal, you can at least idealize your Real.
  • Extract from : « A Princess in Calico » by Edith Ferguson Black
  • Can you look at me, he asked, putting his hand on hers—can you look at me and think that I could idealize you?
  • Extract from : « The Rescue » by Anne Douglas Sedgwick
  • You must not expect fine things of me; you must not idealize me.
  • Extract from : « The Rescue » by Anne Douglas Sedgwick
  • For this time she is given not a Novall but a Charalois to idealize.
  • Extract from : « The Fatal Dowry » by Philip Massinger
  • There are those who idealize the successful and the rich and the lucky.
  • Extract from : « After the Rain » by Sam Vaknin
  • She has never done him justice, and she thinks I idealize him.
  • Extract from : « The Diary of a Saint » by Arlo Bates
  • We idealize in fancy because our idealizations in fact are balked.
  • Extract from : « Human Nature and Conduct » by John Dewey
  • His patroness directs him to idealize for her "Helen of Troy."
  • Extract from : « The Little Lady of Lagunitas » by Richard Henry Savage

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