romanticize
verb
ro·man·ti·cize
rō-ˈman-tə-ˌsīz 
rə-
romanticized; romanticizing
: to make romantic : treat as idealized or heroic
romanticize the past
1
: to hold romantic ideas
2
: to present details, incidents, or people in a romantic way
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Examples of romanticize in a Sentence
He has romanticized notions of army life.
a romanticized view of politics
We were romanticizing about the past.
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Those in and out of the Big Apple tend to romanticize New York.
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Kiana Murden, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2024
Centuries of romanticizing Highlander clanship and identity has likely influenced our contemporary understanding of the textile, Maxwell noted.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 5 Sep. 2024
Burgess generally thinks the trend is harmless, as long as the programs don’t romanticize or sensationalize the killers.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 11 July 2024
Put simply, the revisionist Western steers away from, or plays against, formula, refusing to romanticize the Old West or depict it as a place with clear good guys and bad guys.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2024
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Kiana Murden, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2024
Centuries of romanticizing Highlander clanship and identity has likely influenced our contemporary understanding of the textile, Maxwell noted.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 5 Sep. 2024
Burgess generally thinks the trend is harmless, as long as the programs don’t romanticize or sensationalize the killers.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 11 July 2024
Put simply, the revisionist Western steers away from, or plays against, formula, refusing to romanticize the Old West or depict it as a place with clear good guys and bad guys.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2024
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“Romanticize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/romanticize. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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romanticize
verb
ro·man·ti·cize
rō-ˈmant-ə-ˌsīz
romanticized; romanticizing
1
: to make romantic : show in a romantic way
2
: to have romantic ideas
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