idealize
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
idealize /ʌɪˈdiːəlʌɪz/ (or idealise)
▶verb (often as adj. idealized) regard or represent as perfect or better than in reality.
– derivatives
idealization noun,
idealizer noun.
idealization noun,
idealizer noun.
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