deromanticize

[dee-roh-man-tuh-siz]

verb (used with object), de·ro·man·ti·cized, de·ro·man·ti·ciz·ing.

to remove the romantic, ideal, or heroic aura from.

Also, especially British, de·ro·man·ti·cise.

Origin:
de- + romanticize

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