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i⋅de⋅al⋅ize

  [ahy-dee-uh-lahyz] verb, -ized, -iz⋅ing.
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–verb (used with object)
1. to make ideal; represent in an ideal form or character; exalt to an ideal perfection or excellence.
–verb (used without object)
2. to represent something in an ideal form.
Also, especially British, i⋅de⋅al⋅ise.

Origin:
1780–90; ideal + -ize

Related forms:
i⋅de⋅al⋅iz⋅er, noun
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Main Entry: ide·al·ize
Variant: or chiefly British ide·al·ise /I-'dE-(&-)"lIz/
Function: transitive verb
InflectedForms: -ized or chiefly British -ised; -iz·ing or chiefly British -is·ing
: to give ideal form or value to : attributeideal characteristics of excellences to idealized parents —G. S. Blum> —ide·al·iza·tion or chiefly British ide·al·isa·tion /I-"dE-(&-)l&-'zA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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