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to sentimentize

to sentimentize

9.4
Show or talk about feelings in a way that is too emotional
  • verb
  • /ˈsɛntɪməntaɪz/
: sentimentalizar
  • The director was criticized for trying to sentimentize a serious social issue in the film.

Examples

  • She tends to sentimentize the past whenever she discusses her childhood memories.

  • Let's not sentimentize this occasion; we need to stay practical and focused.

  • Don't sentimentize every little thing!

  • He tends to sentimentize his stories.

  • When discussing her favorite book, she tends to sentimentize the characters' emotions, making them seem more profound than they are.

  • During the presentation, he began to sentimentize the data, adding unnecessary emotional language that distracted from the real statistics.

  • Instead of providing a clear analysis, the article chose to sentimentize the issue, leaning heavily on emotional appeals.

Synonyms

to romanticize
vsto sentimentize
4 6.9

Give something a soft, attractive look by changing its style or design

expresses personal feeling often excessively and self consciously rather than styling things
to sentimentalize
vsto sentimentize
2 6.9

Make something seem more emotional or romantic than it really is

acts and expresses personal feeling often excessively and self consciously
to emotionalize
vsto sentimentize
1 6.7

To make something express strong feelings to affect people

expresses personal, excessive feeling and self conscious tone rather than simply intensifying feelings

How Sentimental

to sentimentize
9.4
to idealize
9 5.8

Surface Forms

sentimentize infinitive
sentimentized past
sentimentized past participle
sentimentizing present participle
sentimentizes third person singular

Morphology

sentimentize = sentiment (transparent) = sentiment + ize

The verb is directly formed from the noun 'sentiment' with the productive suffix '-ize' meaning 'to make or act in relation to sentiment', so the meaning follows straightforwardly.

Etymology

Sentimentize comes from sentiment ('feeling') and the ending -ize ('make' or 'do'), so to sentimentize something is to give it extra feeling or to act in a way that is too sentimental and show feelings too much.