i ‧ deal ‧ ize BrE AmE ( also idealise British English ) /aɪˈdɪəlaɪz/ verb [transitive]
to imagine or represent something or someone as being perfect or better than they really are:
Society continues to idealize the two-parent family.
an idealized view of marriage
—idealization /aɪˌdɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃ ə n $ -lə-/ noun [uncountable and countable]