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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesidealizzare
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /i.de.a.lidˈdza.re/
"Non bisogna mai idealizzare nessuno."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To regard or represent as perfect or better than in reality.
"It is common to idealize our childhood years, remembering only the joy and forgetting the struggles." - 2
To form mental images or concepts of something in an idealized, perfectionist manner.
"She tends to idealize her future career without considering the practical hurdles."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek 'idea' meaning form or pattern, passing through French 'idéaliser' in the 18th century. It evolved to describe the cognitive process of representing something as perfect or better than it actually is.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Idealize" is said worldwide
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idéaliser
Transliteration: /i.de.a.li.ze/
"Il ne faut pas idéaliser le passé."
idealisieren
Transliteration: /iˌdealiˈziːʁən/
"Man neigt dazu, die Jugend zu idealisieren."
idealizzare
Transliteration: /i.de.a.lidˈdza.re/
"Non bisogna mai idealizzare nessuno."
idealizar
Transliteration: /i.de.a.liˈθaɾ/
"Es fácil idealizar a las personas que admiramos."
idealizar
Transliteration: /i.de.a.liˈzaʁ/
"Costumamos idealizar o amor das nossas vidas."
आदर्श बनाना
Transliteration: aadarsh banana
"हमें अतीत को आदर्श नहीं बनाना चाहिए।"
理想化
Transliteration: lǐxiǎnghuà
"我们不应该把现实生活理想化。"
이상화하다
Transliteration: isanghwahada
"과거를 이상화하는 경향이 있다."
理想化する
Transliteration: risōka suru
"過去を美化して理想化しがちです。"
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