What does idealize mean?
Definitions for idealize
aɪˈdi əˌlaɪzide·al·ize
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Princeton's WordNet
idealize, idealiseverb
consider or render as ideal
"She idealized her husband after his death"
idealize, idealiseverb
form ideals
"Man has always idealized"
Wiktionary
idealizeverb
To regard something as ideal.
idealizeverb
To conceive or form an ideal.
ChatGPT
idealize
To idealize means to consider or represent something or someone as perfect or better than in reality. It involves forming ideal conceptions or creating an ideal version by overlooking faults or deficiencies.
Webster Dictionary
Idealizeverb
to make ideal; to give an ideal form or value to; to attribute ideal characteristics and excellences to; as, to idealize real life
Idealizeverb
to treat in an ideal manner. See Idealization, 2
Idealizeverb
to form ideals
Etymology: [Cf. F. idaliser.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of idealize in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of idealize in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of idealize in a Sentence
We as a society absolutely idealize what the perfect athlete looks like, which is male and most often white, i think that those who are coming to support college athletics through name, image, likeness-type contracts, they're going to be falling victim to these same sort of racialized gender biases. There's also going to be a bias for those who appear to be most straight.
There are one-story intellects, two-story intellects, and three-story intellects with skylights. All fact collectors with no aim beyond their facts are one-story men. Two-story men compare reason and generalize, using labors of the fact collectors as well as their own. Three-story men idealize, imagine, and predict. Their best illuminations come from above through the skylight.
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