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ro⋅man⋅ti⋅cize

  [roh-man-tuh-sahyz] verb, -cized, -ciz⋅ing.
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–verb (used with object)
1. to make romantic; invest with a romantic character: Many people romanticize the role of an editor.
–verb (used without object)
2. to hold romantic notions, ideas, etc.
Also, especially British, ro⋅man⋅ti⋅cise.

Origin:
1810–20; romantic + -ize

Related forms:
ro⋅man⋅ti⋅ci⋅za⋅tion, noun
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ro·man·ti·cize   (rō-mān'tĭ-sīz')   
v.   ro·man·ti·cized, ro·man·ti·ciz·ing, ro·man·ti·ciz·es

v.   tr.
To view or interpret romantically; make romantic.
v.   intr.
To think in a romantic way.
ro·man'ti·ci·za'tion (-sĭ-zā'shən) n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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