v.
Pronunciation: ī - ' d ē -( ə -) ˌ l ī z
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -ized ; -iz · ing
Date: 1786
intransitive verb
1 : to form ideals
2 : to work idealistically
transitive verb
1 a : to give an ideal form or value to b : to attribute ideal characteristics to <tended to idealize her teachers>
2 : to treat idealistically <portraitists who idealize their subjects>
– ide · al · i · za · tion \ - ˌ d ē -( ə -)l ə - ' z ā -sh ə n \ noun
– ide · al · iz · er \ - ' d ē -( ə -) ˌ l ī -z ə r \ noun