1
[ verb ] interpret in a romantic way

Synonyms

romanticise

Used in print

(Arlin Turner, "William Faulkner, Southern Novelist"...)

Although Faulkner was the heir in his own family to this tradition , he did not have Stark_Young 's inclination to romanticize and sentimentalize the planter society .

Related terms

idealize

2
[ verb ] interpret romantically

Examples

"Don't romanticize this uninteresting and hard work!"

3
[ verb ] make romantic in style

Synonyms

romanticise

Examples

: "The designer romanticized the little black dress"

Related terms

change

4
[ verb ] act in a romantic way

Related terms

act

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