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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

And, if you think that is idealizing it out of all practical reach, please remember that true love will steadily refuse the union that would not be best for the loved one.

From Quiet Talks with World Winners by Gordon, S. D. (Samuel Dickey)

Such a poet, such a painter, is idealizing memory on a spring afternoon in the suburbs.

From From the Easy Chair, series 2 by Curtis, George William