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sen·ti·men·tal·ize S0270300 (sĕn′tə-mĕn′tl-īz′)v. sen·ti·men·tal·ized, sen·ti·men·tal·iz·ing, sen·ti·men·tal·iz·es v.tr. To imbue or regard with sentiment; be sentimental about.v.intr. To behave in a sentimental manner. sen′ti·men′tal·i·za′tion (-ĭ-zā′shən) n.sentimentalize (ˌsɛntɪˈmɛntəˌlaɪz) or sentimentalisevbto make sentimental or behave sentimentally ˌsentiˌmentaliˈzation, ˌsentiˌmentaliˈsation nsen•ti•men•tal•ize (ˌsɛn təˈmɛn tlˌaɪz) v. -ized, -iz•ing. v.i. 1. to indulge in sentiment. v.t. 2. to view (someone or something) sentimentally. [1790–1800] sen`ti•men`tal•i•za′tion, n. sentimentalize Past participle: sentimentalized Gerund: sentimentalizing
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sentimentalize | sentimentalize |
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I sentimentalize | you sentimentalize | he/she/it sentimentalizes | we sentimentalize | you sentimentalize | they sentimentalize |
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I sentimentalized | you sentimentalized | he/she/it sentimentalized | we sentimentalized | you sentimentalized | they sentimentalized |
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I am sentimentalizing | you are sentimentalizing | he/she/it is sentimentalizing | we are sentimentalizing | you are sentimentalizing | they are sentimentalizing |
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I have sentimentalized | you have sentimentalized | he/she/it has sentimentalized | we have sentimentalized | you have sentimentalized | they have sentimentalized |
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I was sentimentalizing | you were sentimentalizing | he/she/it was sentimentalizing | we were sentimentalizing | you were sentimentalizing | they were sentimentalizing |
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I had sentimentalized | you had sentimentalized | he/she/it had sentimentalized | we had sentimentalized | you had sentimentalized | they had sentimentalized |
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I will sentimentalize | you will sentimentalize | he/she/it will sentimentalize | we will sentimentalize | you will sentimentalize | they will sentimentalize |
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I will have sentimentalized | you will have sentimentalized | he/she/it will have sentimentalized | we will have sentimentalized | you will have sentimentalized | they will have sentimentalized |
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I will be sentimentalizing | you will be sentimentalizing | he/she/it will be sentimentalizing | we will be sentimentalizing | you will be sentimentalizing | they will be sentimentalizing |
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I have been sentimentalizing | you have been sentimentalizing | he/she/it has been sentimentalizing | we have been sentimentalizing | you have been sentimentalizing | they have been sentimentalizing |
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I will have been sentimentalizing | you will have been sentimentalizing | he/she/it will have been sentimentalizing | we will have been sentimentalizing | you will have been sentimentalizing | they will have been sentimentalizing |
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I had been sentimentalizing | you had been sentimentalizing | he/she/it had been sentimentalizing | we had been sentimentalizing | you had been sentimentalizing | they had been sentimentalizing |
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I would sentimentalize | you would sentimentalize | he/she/it would sentimentalize | we would sentimentalize | you would sentimentalize | they would sentimentalize |
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I would have sentimentalized | you would have sentimentalized | he/she/it would have sentimentalized | we would have sentimentalized | you would have sentimentalized | they would have sentimentalized | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | sentimentalize - look at with sentimentality or turn into an object of sentiment; "Don't sentimentalize the past events"sentimentalisemisrepresent, belie - represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions" | | 2. | sentimentalize - make (someone or something) sentimental or imbue with sentimental qualities; "Too much poetry sentimentalizes the mind"; "These experiences have sentimentalized her"sentimentalisealter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" | | 3. | sentimentalize - act in a sentimental way or indulge in sentimental thoughts or expressionsentimentise, sentimentize, sentimentalisebehave, act, do - behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people" |
sentimentalizeverbTo regard or imbue with affected or exaggerated emotion:romanticize.Translationssentimentalize
Synonyms for sentimentalizeverb to regard or imbue with affected or exaggerated emotionSynonymsSynonyms for sentimentalizeverb look at with sentimentality or turn into an object of sentimentSynonymsRelated Wordsverb make (someone or something) sentimental or imbue with sentimental qualitiesSynonymsRelated Wordsverb act in a sentimental way or indulge in sentimental thoughts or expressionSynonyms- sentimentise
- sentimentize
- sentimentalise
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