sentimentalize
[ sen-tuh-men-tl-ahyz ]
/ ˌsɛn təˈmɛn tlˌaɪz /
verb (used without object), sen·ti·men·tal·ized, sen·ti·men·tal·iz·ing.
to indulge in sentiment.
verb (used with object), sen·ti·men·tal·ized, sen·ti·men·tal·iz·ing.
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 of sentimentalize
First recorded in 1790–1800;
sentimental +
-ize
OTHER WORDS FROM sentimentalize
Words nearby sentimentalize
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sentimental value,
sentimentalism,
sentimentalist,
sentimentality,
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sentinel,
sentinel animal,
sentinel gland,
sentinel pile,
sentinel tag
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British Dictionary definitions for sentimentalize
sentimentalize
sentimentalise
/ (ˌsɛntɪˈmɛntəˌlaɪz) /
verb
to make sentimental or behave sentimentally