idealize

 
Pronunciation: /ʌɪˈdɪəlʌɪz, -ˈdiːə-/
(also idealise)

verb

[with object] (often as adjective idealized)
  • regard or represent as perfect or better than in reality: Helen’s idealized accounts of their life together

Derivatives

idealization

Pronunciation: /-ˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/
noun

idealizer

noun