sentimentalize Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb look at with sentimentality or turn into an object of sentiment
    sentimentalise.
    • Don't sentimentalize the past events
  2. verb make (someone or something) sentimental or imbue with sentimental qualities
    sentimentalise.
    • Too much poetry sentimentalizes the mind
    • These experiences have sentimentalized her
  3. verb act in a sentimental way or indulge in sentimental thoughts or expression
    sentimentize; sentimentalise; sentimentise.

WordNet


Sen`ti*men"tal*ize transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To regard in a sentimental manner; as, to sentimentalize a subject.
Sen`ti*men"tal*ize intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To think or act in a sentimental manner, or like a sentimentalist; to affect exquisite sensibility. C. Kingsley.

Webster 1913