idealize
1. [ verb ] consider or render as ideal
Synonyms: idealise
Examples:

"She idealized her husband after his death"

Related terms: see romanticize romanticize deify ideal idealization
2. [ verb ] form ideals
Synonyms: idealise
Examples:

"Man has always idealized"

Related terms: think_up ideal
Similar spelling:   idealized
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  ideal_solid
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  idealism
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  idyllic