sentimentalize
(verb)
verb
1. look at with sentimentality or turn into an object of sentiment
- Don't sentimentalize the past events
Similar word(s): sentimentalise
Definition categories: change, belie, misrepresent
2. make (someone or something) sentimental or imbue with sentimental qualities
- Too much poetry sentimentalizes the mind
- These experiences have sentimentalized her
Similar word(s): sentimentalise
Definition categories: change, alter, modify
3. act in a sentimental way or indulge in sentimental thoughts or expression
Similar word(s): sentimentalise, sentimentise, sentimentize
Definition categories: body, act, behave, do
Sentences with sentimentalize as a verb:
- Let us not sentimentalize things just because they are old. Getting all dewy-eyed about it because it was started in the 17th century doesn't make sense when we're talking about the town dump.