heypolyglot
Italian

idealizzare

/i.de.a.lidˈd͡za.re/verbC1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 21,600

Meaning

to idealize

  • to regard or represent someone or something as perfect or better than reality

In a sentence

È facile idealizzare qualcuno quando ci si innamora.

It is easy to idealize someone when you fall in love.

Non dovresti idealizzare l'infanzia come se fosse stata perfetta.

You shouldn't idealize childhood as if it were perfect.

Molti scrittori tendono a idealizzare la vita in campagna.

Many writers tend to idealize life in the countryside.

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
idealizzareinfinitive
idealizzoindicative · present · singular · 1st person
idealizziindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
idealizzaindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
idealizziamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
idealizzateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
idealizzanoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
idealizzavoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
idealizzaviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
idealizzavaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
idealizzavamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
idealizzavateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
idealizzavanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
idealizzaiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
idealizzastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
idealizzòindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
idealizzammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
idealizzasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
idealizzaronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
idealizzeròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
idealizzeraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
idealizzeràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
idealizzeremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
idealizzereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
idealizzerannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
idealizzisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
idealizzisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
idealizzisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
idealizziamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
idealizziatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
idealizzinosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
idealizzassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
idealizzassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
idealizzassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
idealizzassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
idealizzastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
idealizzasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
idealizzereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
idealizzeresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
idealizzerebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
idealizzeremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
idealizzeresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
idealizzerebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
idealizzaimperative · singular · 2nd person
idealizziamoimperative · plural · 1st person
idealizzateimperative · plural · 2nd person
idealizzandogerund
idealizzatopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Commonly takes a direct object: idealizzare una persona, il passato, or una relazione.

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