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)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| idealizzare | infinitive |
| idealizzo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| idealizzi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| idealizza | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| idealizziamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| idealizzate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| idealizzano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| idealizzavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| idealizzavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| idealizzava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| idealizzavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| idealizzavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| idealizzavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| idealizzai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| idealizzasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| idealizzò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| idealizzammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| idealizzaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| idealizzarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| idealizzerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| idealizzerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| idealizzerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| idealizzeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| idealizzerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| idealizzeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| idealizzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| idealizzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| idealizzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| idealizziamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| idealizziate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| idealizzino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| idealizzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| idealizzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| idealizzasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| idealizzassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| idealizzaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| idealizzassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| idealizzerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| idealizzeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| idealizzerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| idealizzeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| idealizzereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| idealizzerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| idealizza | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| idealizziamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| idealizzate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| idealizzando | gerund |
| idealizzato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Commonly takes a direct object: idealizzare una persona, il passato, or una relazione.