Past tense of idealize
regular verb
The past tense of idealize is idealized. The past participle is also idealized.
Forms of idealize
| Base form (V1) | idealize /aɪˈdɪəlaɪz/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | idealized |
| Past participle (V3) | idealized |
| Present participle | idealizing |
| Third person singular | idealizes |
Idealized in a sentence
- "Telling Lia, 'You are on track to be the Captain Ahab of the idealized al pastor taco'?"2022, Lyndsay Faye, The King of Infinite Space, Penguin Publishing Group, page 74. From the entry Captain Ahab
- Both Avengerland and Curtisland are firmly rooted in an idealized, romanticized version of contemporary Britain.2015, Dominic Sandbrook, The Great British Dream Factory, Penguin, published 2016, page 74. From the entry Curtisland
- But despite her antimarriage stance, she idealized romantic love and saw harm in mere sensualism.2002, Jean L. Silver-Isenstadt, Shameless: The visionary life of Mary Gove Nichols. From the entry antimarriage
- The L.D.S. leadership actively recruited potters; they were an essential part of their idealized, self-sustained Utopian communities.1999 September, Timothy J. Scarlett, “Narcissus’s Mirror: Manufacture and Modernism in the American Great Basin—The Case of Pottery”, in…. From the entry craftly
- Maoris were sometimes archetyped or idealized, as with the Noble Savage and some Whitening Savages.1997, James Belich, “Myth, Race, and Identity in New Zealand”, in The New Zealand Journal of History, volume 31, number 1, Auckland…. From the entry archetype
Meaning of idealize
- verb To regard something as ideal.
- verb To conceive or form an ideal.
- verb To portray using idealization.
Questions about the past tense of idealize
- What is the past tense of idealize?
- The past tense of idealize is idealized.
- What is the past participle of idealize?
- The past participle of idealize is idealized.
- Is idealize a regular or irregular verb?
- Idealize is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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