1. regarding or representing someone or something as perfect or better than they really are
Usage: British spelling; present participle of ‘idealise’

Examples

• She was idealising her childhood memories.
• The film is guilty of idealising rural life.
• Stop idealising your ex-boyfriend and see him for who he really was.
• Many people are idealising the past while ignoring its problems.
• The artist was idealising the human form in his sculptures.
• He’s idealising his father’s military service.
• The novel avoids idealising war and shows its true horrors.