as in to glamourize
to represent or think of as better than reality would warrant
he had a tendency to idealize his heroes and believe they could do no wrong
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This aesthetic idealizes women who don’t wear a lot of makeup; who are youthful and hedonistic.
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Humeara Mohamed, refinery29.com, 1 Aug. 2024
Day after day, minute by minute, their social media feeds are filled with images that idealize the taut, plump, smoothness of youth.
—April Daniels Hussar, Allure, 12 July 2024
With online dating in particular, people can idealize a person without actually knowing anything about them.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024
In idealizing the past, his characters court disaster and tragedy.
—Robert Rubsam, Washington Post, 24 June 2024
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Humeara Mohamed, refinery29.com, 1 Aug. 2024
Day after day, minute by minute, their social media feeds are filled with images that idealize the taut, plump, smoothness of youth.
—April Daniels Hussar, Allure, 12 July 2024
With online dating in particular, people can idealize a person without actually knowing anything about them.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024
In idealizing the past, his characters court disaster and tragedy.
—Robert Rubsam, Washington Post, 24 June 2024
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“Idealize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idealize. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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