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ideal·ize (ī dē′əl īz′)
transitive verb idealized -·ized′, idealizing -·iz′·ing
to make ideal; think of or represent as ideal; regard or show as perfect or more nearly perfect than is true
intransitive verb
- to form an ideal or ideals
- to represent things in the manner of an idealist
Related Forms:
- idealization ide′ali·za′·tion noun
- idealizer ide′al·iz′er noun
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