[syn: sentimentalise, sentimentalize, sentimentize, sentimentise]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sentimentalize \Sen`ti*men"tal*ize\, v. t.
To regard in a sentimental manner; as, to sentimentalize a
subject.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sentimentalize
v 1: look at with sentimentality or turn into an object of
sentiment; "Don't sentimentalize the past events" [syn:
sentimentalize, sentimentalise]
2: make (someone or something) sentimental or imbue with
sentimental qualities; "Too much poetry sentimentalizes the
mind"; "These experiences have sentimentalized her" [syn:
sentimentalize, sentimentalise]
3: act in a sentimental way or indulge in sentimental thoughts
or expression [syn: sentimentalise, sentimentalize,
sentimentize, sentimentise]