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sentimentalize

sen·ti·men·tal·ize
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sen-tuh-men-tl-ahyz]
    • /ˌsɛn təˈmɛn tlˌaɪz/
    • /ˌsen.tɪ.ˈmen.tə.laɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sen-tuh-men-tl-ahyz]
    • /ˌsɛn təˈmɛn tlˌaɪz/

Definitions of sentimentalize word

  • verb without object sentimentalize to indulge in sentiment. 1
  • verb with object sentimentalize to view (someone or something) sentimentally: He sentimentalized the relationship until all real meaning was lost. 1
  • transitive verb sentimentalize be overly emotional about sth 1
  • verb sentimentalize If you sentimentalize something, you make it seem sentimental or think about it in a sentimental way. 0
  • verb sentimentalize to make sentimental or behave sentimentally 0
  • intransitive verb sentimentalize to be sentimental; think or behave in a sentimental way 0
See all 7 definitions of sentimentalize

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Origin of sentimentalize

First appearance:

before 1790
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1790-1800; sentimental + -ize

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Parts of speech for Sentimentalize

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Sentimentalize

sentimentalize popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

sentimentalize usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for sentimentalize

verb sentimentalize

  • glamorize — to make glamorous.
  • anthropomorphize — to attribute or ascribe human form or behaviour to (a god, animal, object, etc)
  • emotionalize — To give something an emotional quality.
All 3 Synonyms of sentimentalize

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