Romanticize
verb
verb ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 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 act in a romantic way wordnet
- 3 To think or act in a romantic manner. intransitive
- 4 make romantic in style wordnet
- 5 interpret romantically wordnet
Example
More examples"Let's not romanticize this too much."
Etymology
From romantic + -ize.