In lang=en terms the difference between idealize and romanticize
is that idealize is to conceive or form an ideal while romanticize is to think or act in a romantic manner.
As verbs the difference between idealize and romanticize
is that idealize is to regard something as ideal while romanticize is to interpret or view something in a romantic (unrealistic, idealized) manner.
idealize
English
Verb
(idealiz)
To regard something as ideal.
To conceive or form an ideal.
(art) To portray using idealization.
Derived terms
* idealization
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romanticize
English
Alternative forms
* romanticise (non-Oxford British spelling)
Verb
To interpret or view something in a romantic (unrealistic, idealized) manner.
To think or act in a romantic manner.
