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emotionalize
[ ih-moh-shuh-nl-ahyz ]
/ ɪˈmoʊ ʃə nlˌaɪz /
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verb (used with object), e·mo·tion·al·ized, e·mo·tion·al·iz·ing.
to make emotional; treat as a matter of emotion.
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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.Words nearby emotionalize
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How to use emotionalize in a sentence
I can't emotionalize present day western life—you can, but you must bend to your desk like a man.
A Son of the Middle Border|Hamlin GarlandIt is a good idea of Santayana that "the function of poetry is to emotionalize philosophy."
The Last Harvest|John BurroughsIt 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. Pearson
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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