| Idealize 1. (v. t.) To attribute ideal characteristics and excellences to; as, to idealize the past. 2. (v. t.) To treat in an ideal manner. See Idealization. 3. (v. i.) To form ideals. Thesaurus Entries apotheosize, deify, dematerialize, disembody, disincarnate, elevate, ennoble, etherealize, exaggerate, exalt, glorify, immaterialize, overappraise, overassess, overcalculate, overcount, overesteem, overestimate, overmeasure, overprize, overrate, overreact to, overreckon, overstate, overvalue, quixotize, rhapsodize, romance, romanticize, spiritize, spiritualize, unsubstantialize, utopianize, worship |