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[ verb ] look at with sentimentality or turn into an object of sentiment

Synonyms

sentimentalise

Examples

"Don't sentimentalize the past events"

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 .

2
[ verb ] make (someone or something) sentimental or imbue with sentimental qualities

Synonyms

sentimentalise

Examples

"Too much poetry sentimentalizes the mind" "These experiences have sentimentalized her"

Related terms

change

3
[ verb ] act in a sentimental way or indulge in sentimental thoughts or expression

Related terms

act sentimentalization

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