sentimentalizev.

/sɛntɪˈmɛntəlʌɪz/

Etymology: < sentimental adj. + -ize suffix.

a. intransitive. To indulge in sentimental thoughts or expressions. Also with about. Cf. sentimentize v.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > sentimentality > [verb (intransitive)]

sentimentize1753

sentimentalize1788

moon1878

1788 in Orig. Lett. Laurence Sterne iii. 14 In the mean time we will philosophize and sentimentalize;—the last word is a bright invention of the moment in which it was written, for yours or Dr. Johnson's service.

1812 M. Edgeworth Emilie de Coulanges in Tales Fashionable Life V. 88 They reproach and torment themselves, and refine and sentimentalize, till gratitude becomes burdensome.

1831 R. Southey in Q. Rev. 45 194 Here the historian of the conspiracy sentimentalizes.

1860 Chambers's Jrnl. 14 50 Coming out..to flirt and sentimentalise, and tease and love.

1902 R. Bagot Donna Diana ii. 16 There is no novelty, no freshness, no mystery, for us—nothing, in short, to sentimentalize about.

b. quasi-transitive with adv.

ΚΠ

1796 F. Jacson Plain Sense (ed. 2) II. 40 He will not find me so soon moralized and sentimentalized out of my rights as he found your sister.

2. transitive. To make (a person, etc.) sentimental; to imbue (a person, work of art, etc.) with sentiment or sentimental qualities.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > sentimentality > turn into an object of sentiment [verb (transitive)] > make (a person) sentimental

sentimentalize1821

the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > sentimentality > turn into an object of sentiment [verb (transitive)] > imbue with sentimental qualities

sentimentalize1821

schmaltz1936

1821 Examiner 445/1 His leisure time he amuses..with cultivating his garden, and sentimentalizing it with inscriptions.

1832 H. B. Stowe Let. in Life (1889) III. 62 Coming away from New England has sentimentalised us all.

1874 J. A. Symonds Sketches Italy & Greece (1898) I. i. 12 Unrestrained indulgence in the pleasures of music..may tend to..sentimentalise the mind.

3. To turn into an object of sentiment.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > sentimentality > turn into an object of sentiment [verb (transitive)]

sentimentalize1872

1872 W. D. Howells Their Wedding Journey (1892) 232 O yes.., sentimentalise him, do! Why don't you sentimentalise his helpless, overworked horse?

Derivatives

sentiˈmentalized adj.

sentiˈmentalizing n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > sentimentality > [noun] > sentimentalizing

sentimentalizing1789

sentimentalization1839

1789 E. Sheridan Let. in Betsy Sheridan's Jrnl. (1986) viii. 184 Tickell marries Miss Lee next week and so ends his sentimentalising.

1861 Sat. Rev. 22 June 650 Sentimentalizing with the Magdalen and swearing at the Papist are two forms of religious zeal already far too popular in England to need any additional stimulus.

1882 M. E. Braddon Mt. Royal I. iv. 105 He might stay at Mount-Royal for months sentimentalizing with Christabel.

sentiˈmentalizing adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > sentimentality > [adjective]

sugary1591

maudlina1631

mawkish1702

sickly1766

emetic1770

mawky1773

pamby1820

sentimental1823

saccharine1841

sticky1841

mushy1848

sentimentalizing1856

Christmas card1860

maumish1866

slobbery1875

namby-pamby1883

sloppy1883

slushy1889

sentimentalistic1904

marshmallowy1907

hearts and flowers1911

slobby1913

soppy1918

meltyc1921

lavender1928

saccharescent1930

schmaltzya1934

sloshy1933

gooey1935

icky1938

cheesy1943

drippy1952

soupy1953

squishy1953

saccharined1962

gloopy1965

yechy1969

yucky1970

sucky1971

yuck1971

schmoozy1976

1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xix. 197 I..whipped up my dogs so much after the manner of a sentimentalizing Christian, that our pagan Metek raised a prayer in their behalf.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	sentimentalize
释义	sentimentalizev. /sɛntɪˈmɛntəlʌɪz/ Etymology: < sentimental adj. + -ize suffix. 1. a. intransitive. To indulge in sentimental thoughts or expressions. Also with about. Cf. sentimentize v. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > sentimentality > [verb (intransitive)] sentimentize1753 sentimentalize1788 moon1878 1788 in Orig. Lett. Laurence Sterne iii. 14 In the mean time we will philosophize and sentimentalize;—the last word is a bright invention of the moment in which it was written, for yours or Dr. Johnson's service. 1812 M. Edgeworth Emilie de Coulanges in Tales Fashionable Life V. 88 They reproach and torment themselves, and refine and sentimentalize, till gratitude becomes burdensome. 1831 R. Southey in Q. Rev. 45 194 Here the historian of the conspiracy sentimentalizes. 1860 Chambers's Jrnl. 14 50 Coming out..to flirt and sentimentalise, and tease and love. 1902 R. Bagot Donna Diana ii. 16 There is no novelty, no freshness, no mystery, for us—nothing, in short, to sentimentalize about. b. quasi-transitive with adv. ΚΠ 1796 F. Jacson Plain Sense (ed. 2) II. 40 He will not find me so soon moralized and sentimentalized out of my rights as he found your sister. 2. transitive. To make (a person, etc.) sentimental; to imbue (a person, work of art, etc.) with sentiment or sentimental qualities. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > sentimentality > turn into an object of sentiment [verb (transitive)] > make (a person) sentimental sentimentalize1821 the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > sentimentality > turn into an object of sentiment [verb (transitive)] > imbue with sentimental qualities sentimentalize1821 schmaltz1936 1821 Examiner 445/1 His leisure time he amuses..with cultivating his garden, and sentimentalizing it with inscriptions. 1832 H. B. Stowe Let. in Life (1889) III. 62 Coming away from New England has sentimentalised us all. 1874 J. A. Symonds Sketches Italy & Greece (1898) I. i. 12 Unrestrained indulgence in the pleasures of music..may tend to..sentimentalise the mind. 3. To turn into an object of sentiment. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > sentimentality > turn into an object of sentiment [verb (transitive)] sentimentalize1872 1872 W. D. Howells Their Wedding Journey (1892) 232 O yes.., sentimentalise him, do! Why don't you sentimentalise his helpless, overworked horse? Derivatives sentiˈmentalized adj. sentiˈmentalizing n. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > sentimentality > [noun] > sentimentalizing sentimentalizing1789 sentimentalization1839 1789 E. Sheridan Let. in Betsy Sheridan's Jrnl. (1986) viii. 184 Tickell marries Miss Lee next week and so ends his sentimentalising. 1861 Sat. Rev. 22 June 650 Sentimentalizing with the Magdalen and swearing at the Papist are two forms of religious zeal already far too popular in England to need any additional stimulus. 1882 M. E. Braddon Mt. Royal I. iv. 105 He might stay at Mount-Royal for months sentimentalizing with Christabel. sentiˈmentalizing adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > sentimentality > [adjective] sugary1591 maudlina1631 mawkish1702 sickly1766 emetic1770 mawky1773 pamby1820 sentimental1823 saccharine1841 sticky1841 mushy1848 sentimentalizing1856 Christmas card1860 maumish1866 slobbery1875 namby-pamby1883 sloppy1883 slushy1889 sentimentalistic1904 marshmallowy1907 hearts and flowers1911 slobby1913 soppy1918 meltyc1921 lavender1928 saccharescent1930 schmaltzya1934 sloshy1933 gooey1935 icky1938 cheesy1943 drippy1952 soupy1953 squishy1953 saccharined1962 gloopy1965 yechy1969 yucky1970 sucky1971 yuck1971 schmoozy1976 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xix. 197 I..whipped up my dogs so much after the manner of a sentimentalizing Christian, that our pagan Metek raised a prayer in their behalf. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < v.1788
随便看	shepherd-hearted shepherd-invasion shepherd-like shepherd-man shepherd-period shepherd-poet shepherd-prince shepherd-tent shepherd-wife shepherdband shepherdbird shepherdboy shepherdcare shepherdcheck shepherddog shepherddom shepherded shepherdess shepherdesses shepherdgirl shepherdhearted shepherdhood shepherding shepherdinvasion shepherdish