to romance
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6.9
- verb
- /roʊˈmæns/
:
romantizar
- " But you can't romance the fact that I'm going to seed.
- romance a home
Examples
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That one such landmark film was Romancing the Bone.
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And you romance for gold dance shoes.
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The Governor even sent a woman to romance the story out of him.
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2) It's up to YOU to not only explain what went into making the piece but also to romance them on it.
Blog text (1) -
Nolte was sleeping with her while romancing this French lady at the same time.
Blog text (10) -
People think there's a formula to romance novels and there's not.
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But although Athens romanced me, the boys in my study tour did not, and as our tour came to an end, I accepted, not without a few sighs, that I would return home disappointed in that regard.
Fiction book (1996) -
A rail fan who's been romancing the Indian Railways since birth and a photography enthusiast.
Blog text (4) -
The author managed to romance the historical events, making them feel more thrilling and adventurous.
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She loves to romance the story of her travels, often embellishing the details to make it sound more exciting.
Synonyms
23
6.7
Make something seem more attractive and ideal than it really is
15
4.2
To make something seem more exciting or important than it really is
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5.8
To make someone or something look more attractive and exciting than they really are
12
2.9
Make something look better than it really is
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6.9
Make something seem more emotional or romantic than it really is
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6.3
Make something seem more attractive than it really is
To make something sound like a poem or more beautiful than it really is
To make something seem more emotional and dramatic than it is
To make something seem more sentimental or fake than it really is
Compounds
- Literature
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9.3
Stories or novels with dark, mysterious settings and frightening events
A group of languages from Latin spoken in parts of southeastern Switzerland, northern Italy and the Tyrol
How Romanticized
Surface Forms
Etymology
Romance used to mean making something sound more exciting or attractive because storytellers often turned ordinary events into thrilling 'romances'. That's why to romance a memory or story is to tell it in a more exciting, idealized way.