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sentimentalize

verb

Etymology

From sentimental + -ize.

  1. derived from sentimentum
  2. derived from sentement
  3. suffixed as sentimental — “sentiment + al”
  4. suffixed as sentimentalize — “sentimental + ize”

Definitions

  1. To give a sentimental feel to.

    • Let us not sentimentalize things just because they are old. Getting all dewy-eyed about it because it was started in the 17th century doesn't make sense when we're talking about the town dump.

  2. To think or act in a sentimental manner

    To think or act in a sentimental manner; to get sentimental.

    • he learnt to sentimentalize over cathedrals and monasteries , pictures and statues , saints and kaisers

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA