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EMOTIONALIZE
Etymology
Verb
emotionalize (third-person singular simple present emotionalizes, present participle emotionalizing, simple past and past participle emotionalized)
To give something an emotional quality.
To make an emotional display.
Source: Wiktionary
E*mo"tion*al*ize, v. t.
Definition: To give an emotional character to. Brought up in a pious family where religion was not talked about emotionalized, but was accepted as the rule of thought and conduct. Froude.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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