to sentimentalize
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6.9
- verb
- /ˌsɛntɪˈmɛntəlaɪz/
:
sentimentalizar
- It's easy to sentimentalize the mind of a child.
Examples
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He's your baby, so, okay, but don't try to sentimentalize him to me.
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And unfortunately, we sentimentalize that, right?
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Is he merely sentimentalizing their nascent affair?
Fiction book (2000) -
The opera lavishly sentimentalizes unrequited love, with which almost everyone can identify.
Academic text (1991) -
"We cannot Americanize America worthily by sentimentalizing and moralizing history," he wrote.
Academic text (1992) -
Don't sentimentalize them, Kara.
Fiction book (1997) -
Many stories sentimentalize the struggles of the past, making them seem more romantic than they truly were.
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The film tends to sentimentalize the main character's hardships, portraying them with an exaggerated emotional lens.
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Critics argue that the documentary sentimentalizes the issue, presenting it in a way that feels overly romanticized.
Synonyms
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6.7
Make something seem more attractive and ideal than it really is
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5.8
To make someone or something look more attractive and exciting than they really are
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6.9
To make something seem more exciting or attractive than it really is
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6.3
Make something seem more attractive than it really is
To make something seem more sentimental or fake than it really is
Show or talk about feelings in a way that is too emotional
To make something express strong feelings to affect people
How Sentimental
Surface Forms
Morphology
sentimentalize = sentimental (transparent) = sentiment + al + ize
A direct verb-forming suffix '-ize' applied to the adjective 'sentimental', meaning 'to make or treat as sentimental'.
Etymology
Sentimentalize comes from sentiment ('feeling') and the ending -ize ('to make'). So to sentimentalize something is to 'make' it full of feeling, often making it more emotional or romantic than it really is.