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