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idealize, idealise [aɪˈdɪəˌlaɪz] vb
1. to consider or represent (something) as ideal 2. (tr) to portray as ideal; glorify 3. (intr) to form an ideal or ideals idealizer , idealiser n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
idealize verb romanticize, glorify, exalt, worship, magnify, ennoble, deify, put on a pedestal, apotheosize People often idealize the past. Translations idealize [aɪˈdɪəlaɪz] idealise (British) vt → idéaliser People idealize the past → Les gens idéalisent le passé. idealize vt → idealisieren How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Fauset's dramatization of the "mulatta" protagonist's desire to pass as white, however, exposes the white world as materially and morally corrupted, and idealizes Harlem as morally and culturally solid. Bird is a runaway from Cleveland who has followed after the stepfather who abandoned her family, hoping to reunite with him and reunite the family she idealizes. The discourse of friendship as counsel, however, acknowledges the disparities between friends and idealizes the role of free speech in producing "agentive subjects and respondent kings" (22). |
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