Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Idealize

Idealize , transitive verb

1.
To make ideal; to consider as ideal; to give an ideal form or value to; to attribute ideal characteristics and excellences to; as, to idealize real life.
2.
(Fine Arts) To treat in an ideal manner. See Idealization, 2.
3.
to form ideals.

Idealize , intransitive verb

[Compare French idéaliser.]

To form ideals.