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sentimentalize

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sen⋅ti⋅men⋅tal⋅ize

  [sen-tuh-men-tl-ahyz] verb, -ized, -iz⋅ing.
Use sentimentalize in a Sentence
–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.
Also, especially British, sen⋅ti⋅men⋅tal⋅ise.

Origin:
1790–1800; sentimental + -ize

Related forms:
sen⋅ti⋅men⋅tal⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
sen⋅ti⋅men⋅tal⋅iz⋅er, noun
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sen·ti·men·tal·ize   (sěn'tə-měn'tl-īz')   
v.   sen·ti·men·tal·ized, sen·ti·men·tal·iz·ing, sen·ti·men·tal·iz·es

v.   tr.
To imbue or regard with sentiment; be sentimental about.
v.   intr.
To behave in a sentimental manner.
sen'ti·men'tal·i·za'tion (-ĭ-zā'shən) n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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