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idealized

Variant of idealize

transitive verb idealized, idealizing

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 noun
idealizer noun

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