intransitive verb sentimentalized, sentimentalizing
to be sentimental; think or behave in a sentimental way
to regard or treat in a sentimental way: to sentimentalize war
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- sentimentalization noun
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verb sen·ti·men·tal·ized, sen·ti·men·tal·iz·ing, sen·ti·men·tal·iz·es verb, transitive
To imbue or regard with sentiment; be sentimental about.verb, intransitive
To behave in a sentimental manner.
- senˌti·menˌtal·i·zaˈtion noun