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.

Nearby words

emotional labour, emotional literacy, emotionalism, emotionalist, emotionality, emotionalize, emotionally correct, emotionless, emotive, emotive meaning, emotivism

Also especially British, e·mo·tion·al·ise.

Origin of emotionalize

First recorded in 1875–80; emotional + -ize

Related forms

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.

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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 Webster
She can feel as well as think and so can emotionalize the printed page.
The Vitalized School|Francis B. Pearson
It 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

emotionalization or emotionalisation, noun

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