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overidealize

  • a word derived from 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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"You cannot overidealize what microfinance alone can do," says Clara Akerman, president of the microfinance group WWB Colombia.

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