idealise 1
verbdomain: v thinking
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
consider or render as ideal
Examples
- 1.She idealized her husband after his death
Hypernym
see 5
verb
deem to be
EnglishDerivationally related form
ideal 1
noun
the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain
idealisation 1
noun
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad
Hyponym
romanticize 1
verb
interpret romantically
deify 1
verb
consider as a god or godlike
