i·de·al·ize  ( ī-d ēə-l īz ′)
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v. i·de·al·ized, i·de·al·iz·ing, i·de·al·iz·es v.tr. To regard or represent as ideal: students who idealize their professors; a book that idealizes rustic living. v.intr. To regard or represent something as ideal.
i·de′al·i·zation (-ə-lĭ-zāshən) n. i·deal·iz′er n. |
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