Let us not sentimentalize things just because they are old. Getting all dewy-eyed about it because it was started in the 17th century doesn't make sense when we're talking about the town dump.
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Sentimentalize
Synonyms for "sentimentalize" (15 found)
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Closest matches (3)
Strong matches (5)
Related words (7)
Noun(1 words)
slobber over
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More general
17 entriesShowing 16 of 17 words.
More specific
6 entriesemotional appealnostalgic moodnostalgic tonepersuasive toneromantic moodsentimental tone
Collocations
6 entriessentimentalize a scenesentimentalize childhoodsentimentalize eventssentimentalize historysentimentalize marketingsentimentalize memory
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
2 total sentences available.
he learnt to sentimentalize over cathedrals and monasteries , pictures and statues , saints and kaisers
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