sentimentalize
verb (used without object)
to indulge in sentiment.
sentimentalise
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a variation of
sentimentalize.
Example Sentences
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We must never sentimentalise anyone who seeks such power over us as well-intentioned.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2020
"The movie had the very best talents in Hollywood at that time working together to sentimentalise a history that never was," continued the Oscar-winning screenwriter of 12 Years A Slave.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2020
Only those with the luxury of not having to worry about the practicalities of parenthood can sentimentalise the situation.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 2, 2018
We want to believe in these absurd moments and sentimentalise the spirit they contain because it gives us hope that protest can work, and that there is strength in simple acts of humanity.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 11, 2017
Lady Butler, however, thought she could do more than to sentimentalise with De Neuville's soldiers.
From Modern Painting by George (George Augustus) Moore
