Romanticize

verb

verb ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To interpret, view, or portray something in a romantic (unrealistic, idealized) manner. transitive

    "While we might have a tendency to romanticize the past, the reality is that cooking was often a monotonous, arduous, thankless task required to keep the family fed."

  2. 2
    act in a romantic way wordnet
  3. 3
    To think or act in a romantic manner. intransitive
  4. 4
    make romantic in style wordnet
  5. 5
    interpret romantically wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
glamorizeexaggerateglamouriseidealizerhapsodizeromance

Example

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"Let's not romanticize this too much."

Etymology

From romantic + -ize.

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