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Definition of sentimentalize verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

sentimentalize

 verb
verb
NAmE//ˌsɛntəˈmɛntəˌlaɪz//
 
[transitive, intransitive] sentimentalize (something) (disapproving)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they sentimentalize
 
he / she / it sentimentalizes
 
past simple sentimentalized
 
-ing form sentimentalizing
 
 
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to present something in an emotional way, emphasizing its good aspects and not mentioning its bad aspects Jackie was careful not to sentimentalize country life.
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