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Definition of idealize verb in oxford advanced learner's dictionary. The meaning of idealize is to attribute ideal characteristics to. Meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the oxford english dictionary
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To consider or represent (someone or something) as ideal: If you idealize something or someone, you think of them, or represent them to other people, as being perfect or much better than they really are. See examples of idealize used in a sentence.
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You might idealize your beach vacation, completely forgetting that it rained almost every day. How to use idealize in a sentence. When you idealize something, you think of it as being much better than it really is. To think of or represent someone or something as better than that person or thing really is:
Represent in an ideal form or character; A person, thing etc that is looked on as being perfect. Exalt to an ideal perfection or excellence. [~ + object] she idealized her successful mother.
[no object] his tendency to idealize about retirement.