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overidealizes

overidealizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overidealize.

Meaning of overidealize

Verb

overidealize (third-person singular simple present overidealizes, present participle overidealizing, simple past and past participle overidealized)

  1. (transitive) To idealize to too great an extent.
    • “He’s an American who overidealizes Paris as a sort of idyllic political and cultural mecca,” Mr. Goldberg said by phone.2007 August 5, Kristin Hohenadel, “A French Actress’s Life on Screen. Kind Of.”, in New York Times

Questions about overidealizes

What is overidealizes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overidealizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overidealize.

Words near overidealizes in the dictionary

  1. overidealistically
  2. overidealization
  3. overidealizations
  4. overidealize
  5. overidealized
  6. overidealizes
  7. overidealizing
  8. overidentification
  9. overidentified
  10. overidentifies
  11. overidentify

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