idealizing

UK
/aɪˈdɪəlaɪzɪŋ/
US
/aɪˈdiːəlaɪzɪŋ/

Translations

idealizeverb

idealizing

Gerund

idealized
Past Simple
idealized
Past Participle
idealizing
Gerund
UK
/aɪˈdɪəlaɪz/
US
/aɪˈdiːəlaɪz/
The artist idealized the landscape, removing any imperfections in his painting.
L’artiste a idéalisé le paysage, en supprimant toute imperfection dans sa peinture.
She tends to idealize her childhood, forgetting the difficult times.
Elle a tendance à idéaliser son enfance, en oubliant les moments difficiles.
Additional translations
idéaliserEn sciences et en ingénierie.

Definitions

idealizeverb
To regard or represent something as perfect or better than in reality.
She tends to idealize her childhood, forgetting the difficult times.
To form or create an idealized version of something in one's mind.
The artist idealized the landscape, removing any imperfections in his painting.
To simplify or approximate (a system, phenomenon, etc.) by assuming ideal or perfect conditions for the sake of analysis or calculation.
Engineers often idealize a beam as perfectly rigid to make the calculations tractable.