romanticize
verb (used with object)
has romanticized
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present perfectof romanticize (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He sounds like he has romanticized the whole situation and wants to be her knight in shining armor.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2019
Sure, it was a decadent time, one that fashion today has romanticized.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2013
For Lewisohn has romanticized Shylock's melodramatic figure, gentled him down into an unconvincing shadow of his former self.
From Time Magazine Archive
Some Reform Jews, on the other hand, feel that Buber has romanticized the Hasidic movement and overemphasized the importance of this unique sect for modern Judaism.
From Time Magazine Archive
When she thinks of that day, she’s certain she has romanticized it in the way of first loves.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
