Main Entry: ide·al·ize

Pronunciation: \ī-ˈdē-(ə-)ˌlīz\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): ide·al·ized; ide·al·iz·ing

Date: 1786

intransitive verb 1 : to form ideals
2 : to work idealisticallytransitive verb 1 a : to give an ideal form or value to b : to attribute ideal characteristics to <tended to idealize her teachers>
2 : to treat idealistically <portraitists who idealize their subjects>

— ide·al·i·za·tion \-ˌdē-(ə-)lə-ˈzā-shən\ noun

— ide·al·iz·er \-ˈdē-(ə-)ˌlī-zər\ noun