Associations to the word «Idealize»

Wiktionary

IDEALIZE, verb. (transitive) To regard something as ideal.
IDEALIZE, verb. (intransitive) To conceive or form an ideal.
IDEALIZE, verb. (art) To portray using idealization.

Dictionary definition

IDEALIZE, verb. Consider or render as ideal; "She idealized her husband after his death".
IDEALIZE, verb. Form ideals; "Man has always idealized".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke