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sentimentalize - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'sentimentalize' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sentimentalize [ v. i.]
- To think or act in a sentimental manner, or like a sentimentalist; to affect exquisite sensibility.
2 . Sentimentalize [ v. t.]
- To regard in a sentimental manner; as, to sentimentalize a subject.

Meaning of 'sentimentalize' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . sentimentalize [ v]
Meaning (1):
- look at with sentimentality or turn into an object of sentiment
Example in sentence:
  • Don't sentimentalize the past events
Meaning (2):
- make (someone or something) sentimental or imbue with sentimental qualities
Example in sentence:
  • These experiences have sentimentalized her;
  • Too much poetry sentimentalizes the mind