ROMANTICIZE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does romanticize mean? 

• ROMANTICIZE (verb)
  The verb ROMANTICIZE has 3 senses:

1. interpret romantically

2. make romantic in style

3. act in a romantic way

  Familiarity information: ROMANTICIZE used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ROMANTICIZE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they romanticize    ... he / she / it romanticizes   
Past simple: romanticized   
Past participle: romanticized   
-ing form: romanticizing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Interpret romantically

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

glamorize; glamourise; romanticise; romanticize

Context example:

Don't romanticize this uninteresting and hard work!

Hypernyms (to "romanticize" is one way to...):

idealise; idealize (consider or render as ideal)

Sentence frames:

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Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

romanticization (the act of indulging in sentiment)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Make romantic in style

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

romanticise; romanticize

Context example:

The designer romanticized the little black dress

Hypernyms (to "romanticize" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Act in a romantic way

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "romanticize" is one way to...):

act; behave; do (behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s