overidealize en · VERB
Etymology
From over- + idealize.
Meanings
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(transitive) To idealize to too great an extent.
“He’s an American who overidealizes Paris as a sort of idyllic political and cultural mecca,” Mr. Goldberg said by phone.
2007 August 5, Kristin Hohenadel, “A French Actress’s Life on Screen. Kind Of.”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overidealized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overidealized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| overidealizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| overidealizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |