transitive verb
-·cized·, -·ciz·ing to treat or regard romantically; give a romantic character to or interpretation of
to have or uphold romantic ideas, attitudes, etc.
romanticize
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romanticize
verb
ro·man·ti·cized, ro·man·ti·ciz·ing, ro·man·ti·ciz·esverb
transitiveTo view or interpret romantically; make romantic.
verb
intransitiveTo think in a romantic way.
Related Forms:
- ro·man′ti·ci·za′tion
noun
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present romanticizes, present participle romanticizing, simple past and past participle romanticized)
- To interpret or view something in a romantic (unrealistic, idealized) manner.
- (intransitive) To think or act in a romantic manner.
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