The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word IDEALISE
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More clues leading to the result IDEALISE
- Glorify ladies cavorting in middle of audience
- Glorify ladies twirling in intricate frills
- To glorify current understanding is ecstasy
- Business one’s invested in that is to make things perfect
- Aim for perfection that is repressing energy in surrealist paintings
- Glorify ladies dancing around island before start of evening
- Make perfect Indian rice cakes stuffed with shelled peas set in the middle
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The straight part
We know that "To glorify" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case to glorify = idealise.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does IDEALISE mean?
IDEALISE verb- To regard something as ideal.
- To conceive or form an ideal.
- To portray using idealization.