English edit

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Etymology edit

From ideal +‎ -ize.[1] Compare French idéaliser.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /aɪˈdiːəlaɪz/, /ˈaɪdɪəˌlaɪz/
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Verb edit

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.

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References edit

  1. ^ idealize, v.”, in OED Online  , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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Galician edit

Verb edit

idealize

  1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of idealizar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Portuguese edit

Verb edit

idealize

  1. inflection of idealizar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative