idealize
Collocations
1IDEALIZE + NOUN
everybody, minute, s
Definitions
verb
To regard something as ideal.
To conceive or form an ideal.
People tell me that I wouldn't be so anxious for a lover if I knew the kinds of problems which such a relationship brings, to which I reply that, yes, perhaps I am idealizing somewhat, but basically I know that people aren't plastic, and that where there are human beings there are problems, and, all the same, I think it can be worth it in the long run if there is honesty on both sides.
To portray using idealization.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
verb — form ideals
- idealise
verb — consider or render as ideal
- idealise
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
4People tell me that I wouldn't be so anxious for a lover if I knew the kinds of problems which such a relationship brings, to which I reply that, yes, perhaps I am idealizing somewhat, but basically I
WiktionaryYoung men make great mistakes in life; for one thing, they idealize love too much.
Tatoeba · #3039974A sociopath would idealize you one minute and demonize you the next minute.
Tatoeba · #9793878We idealize everybody’s thinking, and even our own access to reasons, blithely attributing phantom bouts of clever reasoning to ourselves after the fact.
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