sentimentalize

[sen-tuh-men-tl-ahyz]

sen·ti·men·tal·ize

[sen-tuh-men-tl-ahyz] verb, sen·ti·men·tal·ized, sen·ti·men·tal·iz·ing.
verb (used without object)
1.
to indulge in sentiment.
verb (used with object)
2.
to view (someone or something) sentimentally: He sentimentalized the relationship until all real meaning was lost.

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Sentimentalize has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
Also, especially British, sen·ti·men·tal·ise.


Origin:
1790–1800; sentimental + -ize

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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sentimentalize or sentimentalise (ˌsɛntɪˈmɛntəˌlaɪz)
 
vb
to make sentimental or behave sentimentally
 
sentimentalise or sentimentalise
 
vb
 
sentimentali'zation or sentimentalise
 
n
 
sentimentali'sation or sentimentalise
 
n

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