Sentimentalize

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sentimentalize \Sen`ti*men"tal*ize\, v. t.
     To regard in a sentimental manner; as, to sentimentalize a
     subject.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sentimentalize
       v 1: look at with sentimentality or turn into an object of
            sentiment; "Don't sentimentalize the past events" [syn:
            {sentimentalise}]
       2: make (someone or something) sentimental or imbue with
          sentimental qualities; "Too much poetry sentimentalizes
          the mind"; "These experiences have sentimentalized her"
          [syn: {sentimentalise}]
       3: act in a sentimental way or indulge in sentimental thoughts
          or expression [syn: {sentimentalise}, {sentimentize}, {sentimentise}]