sentimentalize
[ sen-tuh-men-tl-ahyz ]
verb (used with object),sen·ti·men·tal·ized, sen·ti·men·tal·iz·ing.
to view (someone or something) sentimentally: He sentimentalized the relationship until all real meaning was lost.
Origin of sentimentalize
1First recorded in 1790–1800; sentimental + -ize
- Also especially British, sen·ti·men·tal·ise .
Other words from sentimentalize
- sen·ti·men·tal·i·za·tion, noun
- sen·ti·men·tal·iz·er, noun
- o·ver·sen·ti·men·tal·ize, verb, o·ver·sen·ti·men·tal·ized, o·ver·sen·ti·men·tal·iz·ing.
- sem·i·sen·ti·men·tal·ized, adjective
- un·sen·ti·men·tal·ized, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for sentimentalize
sentimentalize
sentimentalise
/ (ˌsɛntɪˈmɛntəˌlaɪz) /
verb
to make sentimental or behave sentimentally
Derived forms of sentimentalize
- sentimentalization or sentimentalisation, noun
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