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English verb: idealise

1. idealise (cognition) consider or render as ideal


SamplesShe idealized her husband after his death.


Synonymsidealize


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something.
Somebody ----s somebody


Broader (hypernym)consider, reckon, regard, see, view


Narrower (hyponym)deify, glamorize, glamourise, romanticise, romanticize

2. idealise (cognition) form ideals


SamplesMan has always idealized.


Synonymsidealize


Pattern of useSomebody ----s


Broader (hypernym)concoct, dream up, hatch, think of, think up









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