Ī-dē'al-ize1, v. t.
[imp. & p. p. IDEALIZED; p. pr. & vb. n. IDEALIZING.] To make ideal; to give an ideal form or value to; as, to idealize real life.
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Idealize
Ī-dē'al-īze2, v. i.
v. i. [Fr. idéalis(er).] To form ideas; to form pictures or fancies, generally of an elevated type.