in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 idealise
- VERB 把…理想化;理想化地呈现
If you idealize something or someone, you think of them, or represent them to other people, as being perfect or much better than they really are.
- People idealize the past...
人们爱把过去理想化。 - I'm not trying to glorify or idealise women.
我不是要美化女人或把她们理想化。