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idealizing

  • present participle
    of idealize.
    idealize
    verb (used with object)
    to make ideal; represent in an ideal form or character; exalt to an ideal perfection or excellence.

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This verdict is in keeping with the tenor of the last 50 years of classical scholarship, which has moved past—perhaps too far past—any idealizing visions of Pericles and Athens.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026

“We have a way of idealizing and protecting auteurs and putting them on such a pedestal that they become untouchable,” says Godrèche of French attitudes about cinema.

From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2024

Nor should any of this be read as idealizing the military.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2020

Think of her Birch Society works as history paintings minus the traditional idealizing gloss.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2020

Also, Theo thinks, Vincent is too focused on Mauve and is idealizing him, as he is wont to do with people.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman