overidealize
verb
over·ide·al·ize
ˌō-vər-ī-ˈdē-(ə-)ˌlīz 
overidealized; overidealizing
: to attribute unrealistically ideal characteristics to (something or someone)
tended to overidealize his mother
overidealizing the past
… the documentary … focuses on creating a complete picture of the sometimes overidealized author to show her for the complicated woman she was.—
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“Overidealize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overidealize. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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