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romanticize
[roh-
man
-t
uh
-sahyz]
/roʊˈmæn təˌsaɪz/
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verb (used with object)
,
romanticized,
romanticizing.
1.
to make
romantic
; invest with a
romantic
character:
Many people romanticize the role of an editor.
verb (used without object)
,
romanticized,
romanticizing.
2.
to hold
romantic
notions, ideas, etc.
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Also,
especially British,
romanticise
.
Origin of
romanticize
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1810-1820
First recorded in
1810-20;
romantic
+
-ize
Related forms
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romanticization,
noun
overromanticize,
verb,
overromanticized,
overromanticizing.
unromanticized,
adjective
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018.
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British Dictionary definitions for
romanticise
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romanticize
/
rəʊˈmæntɪˌsaɪz
/
verb
1.
(
intransitive
) to think or act in a romantic way
2.
(
transitive
) to interpret according to romantic precepts
3.
to make or become romantic, as in style
Derived Forms
romanticization,
romanticisation,
noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word Origin and History for
romanticise
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romanticize
v.
1818, from
romantic
+
-ize
. Related:
Romanticized
;
romanticizing
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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