SENTIMENTALIZE

sentimentalise, sentimentalize, sentimentize, sentimentise

(verb) act in a sentimental way or indulge in sentimental thoughts or expression

sentimentalize, sentimentalise

(verb) look at with sentimentality or turn into an object of sentiment; “Don’t sentimentalize the past events”

sentimentalize, sentimentalise

(verb) make (someone or something) sentimental or imbue with sentimental qualities; “Too much poetry sentimentalizes the mind”; “These experiences have sentimentalized her”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

sentimentalize (third-person singular simple present sentimentalizes, present participle sentimentalizing, simple past and past participle sentimentalized)

(transitive) To give a sentimental feel to.

(intransitive) To think or act in a sentimental manner, or like a sentimentalist; to affect exquisite sensibility.

Source: Wiktionary


Sen`ti*men"tal*ize, v. t.

Definition: To regard in a sentimental manner; as, to sentimentalize a subject.

Sen`ti*men"tal*ize, v. i.

Definition: To think or act in a sentimental manner, or like a sentimentalist; to affect exquisite sensibility. C. Kingsley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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