The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Emotionalize \E*mo"tion*al*ize\, v. t.
   To give an emotional character to.
   [1913 Webster]

         Brought up in a pious family where religion was not
         talked about emotionalized, but was accepted as the
         rule of thought and conduct.             --Froude.
   [1913 Webster]

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

30 Moby Thesaurus words for "emotionalize":
   act, act as foil, appear, barnstorm, be theatrical, come out,
   emote, get top billing, gush, ham it up, make a scene, mime,
   pantomime, patter, perform, play, play the lead, playact, register,
   sentimentalize, sketch, slobber over, slop over, star,
   steal the show, stooge, theatricalize, tread the boards, troupe,
   upstage