idealize[verb]Synonyms: romanticize, apotheosize, ennoble, exalt, glorify, magnify, put on a pedestal, worship
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
i‧deal‧ize (
also idealise British English) /aɪˈdɪəlaɪz/
verb [transitive] to imagine or represent something or someone as being perfect or better than they really are:
Society continues to idealize the two-parent family. an idealized view of marriage—idealization /aɪˌdɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃ
ən $ -lə-/
noun [uncountable and countable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲