ˌ ̷ ̷(ˌ)ˈdent ə lˌīz transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: transcendental (I) + -ize
1. : to make transcendent : cause to transcend
other Christian critics … transcendentalize the values out of all significant contact with action — E.E.Aubrey
2. : to make transcendental : idealize
was so easy for him to transcendentalize this emotion — H.S.Canby