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单词 romanticize
释义

romanticize

verb

ro·​man·​ti·​cize rō-ˈman-tə-ˌsīz How to pronounce romanticize (audio)
rə-
romanticized; romanticizing

transitive verb

: to make romantic : treat as idealized or heroic
romanticize the past

intransitive verb

1
: to hold romantic ideas
2
: to present details, incidents, or people in a romantic way
romanticization
rō-ˌman-tə-sə-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce romanticize (audio)
rə-
noun

Synonyms

  • glamorize
  • glamourize
  • glamour (up)
  • glorify
  • idealize
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Example Sentences

He has romanticized notions of army life. a romanticized view of politics We were romanticizing about the past.
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Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

romanticize

verb

as in to idealize
to represent or think of as better than reality would warrant he romanticized what life in a small town would be like, only to be later disappointed when reality intruded

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • idealize
  • glamourize
  • glamorize
  • idolize
  • soften
  • poeticize
  • heroicize
  • glorify
  • canonize
  • glamour (up)
  • euphemize
  • sweeten
  • heroize
  • deify
  • ennoble
  • dignify
  • aggrandize
  • adulate
  • enshrine
  • enthrone
  • magnify

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • denigrate
  • minimize
  • decry
  • disparage
  • belittle
  • deglamorize
  • deprecate
  • put down
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