i|de´al|iz´er

i|de|al|ize «y DEE uh lyz», verb, -ized, -iz|ing.

–v.t.

to make ideal; think of or represent as perfect rather than as is actually true: »

She idealized her older sister and thought that everything she did was right.

–v.i.

1. to imagine or form an ideal or ideals.

2. to represent something in an ideal form.

–i|de´al|i|za´tion, noun.

–i|de´al|iz´er, noun.