Meaning of SENTIMENTALIZE
| Pronunciation: | | `sentu'men`tlIz
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- [v] act in a sentimental way or indulge in sentimental thoughts or expression
- [v] look at with sentimentality or turn into an object of sentiment; "Don't sentimentalize the past events"
- [v] make (someone or something) sentimental or imbue with sentimental qualities; "Too much poetry sentimentalizes the mind"; "These experiences have sentimentalized her"
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| | Synonyms: | | sentimentalise, sentimentalise, sentimentise, sentimentize |
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| | See Also: | | act, alter, behave, belie, change, do, misrepresent | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Sen`ti*men"tal*ize\, v. t.
To regard in a sentimental manner; as, to sentimentalize a
subject.
\Sen`ti*men"tal*ize\, v. i.
To think or act in a sentimental manner, or like a
sentimentalist; to affect exquisite sensibility. --C.
Kingsley.
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