- (v.t.) To treat in an ideal manner. See Idealization, 2.
- (v.i.) To form ideals.
- (v.t.) To make ideal; to give an ideal form or value to; to attribute ideal characteristics and excellences to; as, to idealize real life.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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