unrealize

English

Etymology

In sense 1, unreal +‎ -ize.

In sense 2, un- +‎ realize.

Verb

unrealize (third-person singular simple present unrealizes, present participle unrealizing, simple past and past participle unrealized)

(transitive) To make unreal; to idealize.
- 1875, James Russell Lowell, Spenser‎^[1]:
  His fancy, habitually moving about in worlds not realized, unrealizes everything at a touch.
- 1951, Journal of Literary History, page 39:
  But De Quincey generally sees a much deeper technical significance, an idealizing or unrealizing effect in the language.
- 2002, Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet‎^[2]:
  Every action that realizes a dream or desire unrealizes it in reality.
(nonce word) To alter one's own viewpoint after a previous realization; to change one's mind.
I easily realized that all of his statements were wrong. How do you unrealize that?

Anagrams

neuralize