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idealize

verb

/aɪˈdiː.ə.laɪz/

Meaning

To regard or represent something as perfect or better than it really is.

Children often idealize their parents.

romanticize, glorify, exalt, overestimate

criticize, devalue, belittle

idealize childhood, idealize relationships, idealize leaders

To make an action or process happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly.

to act in advance to prevent an anticipated event from happening; forestall

to load with too much weight or cargo; to give too much work or information

to praise excessively or insincerely to gain favor

to make flat or even; to destroy or knock down

to hit someone with a heavy object; to force someone into doing something