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idealise

idealise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of idealize.

Meaning of idealize

Verb

idealize (third-person singular simple present idealizes, present participle idealizing, simple past and past participle idealized)

  1. (transitive) To regard something as ideal.
  2. (intransitive) 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...1975 December 20, Alan Belkin, “On Relationships”, in Gay Community News, volume 3, number 25, page 5
  3. (transitive) To portray using idealization.

Forms of idealise

third-person singular presentidealises
present participleidealising
past participleidealised
pastidealised

Words formed from idealise

Questions about idealise

What is idealise the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of?
Idealise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of idealize.

Words near idealise in the dictionary

  1. ideal-typical
  2. idealess
  3. idealessness
  4. idealisation
  5. idealisations
  6. idealise
  7. idealised
  8. idealiser
  9. idealisers
  10. idealises
  11. idealising

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