emotionalize
[ ih-moh-shuh-nl-ahyz ]
/ ɪˈmoʊ ʃə nlˌaɪz /
verb (used with object), e·mo·tion·al·ized, e·mo·tion·al·iz·ing.
to make emotional; treat as a matter of emotion.
Words nearby emotionalize
emotional labour, emotional literacy, emotionalism, emotionalist, emotionality, emotionalize, emotionally correct, emotive, emotive meaning, emotivism, emp
Also especially British, e·mo·tion·al·ise.
OTHER WORDS FROM emotionalize
de-e·mo·tion·al·ize, verb (used with object), de·-e·mo·tion·al·ized, de·-e·mo·tion·al·iz·ing.o·ver·e·mo·tion·al·ize, verb (used with object), o·ver·e·mo·tion·al·ized, o·ver·e·mo·tion·al·iz·ing.Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for emotionalize
It would be cruelly unfair, she recognized that, to emotionalize over them—force them.
The Real Adventure|Henry Kitchell WebsterShe can feel as well as think and so can emotionalize the printed page.
The Vitalized School|Francis B. PearsonIt is a good idea of Santayana that "the function of poetry is to emotionalize philosophy."
The Last Harvest|John Burroughs
British Dictionary definitions for emotionalize
emotionalize
emotionalise
/ (ɪˈməʊʃənəˌlaɪz) /
verb
(tr) to make emotional; subject to emotional treatment
Derived forms of emotionalize
emotionalization or emotionalisation, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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