'Sentimentalize' definitions:
Definition of 'sentimentalize'
(from WordNet)
verb
Look at with sentimentality or turn into an object of sentiment; "Don't sentimentalize the past events" [syn: sentimentalize, sentimentalise]
verb
Make (someone or something) sentimental or imbue with sentimental qualities; "Too much poetry sentimentalizes the mind"; "These experiences have sentimentalized her" [syn: sentimentalize, sentimentalise]
verb
Act in a sentimental way or indulge in sentimental thoughts or expression [syn: sentimentalise, sentimentalize, sentimentize, sentimentise]
Definition of 'Sentimentalize'
From: GCIDE
- Sentimentalize \Sen`ti*men"tal*ize\, v. t. To regard in a sentimental manner; as, to sentimentalize a subject. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Sentimentalize'
From: GCIDE
- Sentimentalize \Sen`ti*men"tal*ize\, v. i. To think or act in a sentimental manner, or like a sentimentalist; to affect exquisite sensibility. --C. Kingsley. [1913 Webster]