emotionizev.
/ᵻˈməʊʃn̩ʌɪz/, /ᵻˈməʊʃənʌɪz/, U.S. /əˈmoʊʃəˌnaɪz/, /iˈmoʊʃəˌnaɪz/ transitive. To make emotional; to imbue with emotion.
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the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > quality of affecting the emotions > affect with emotion [verb (transitive)]
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afaite?c1225
stir?c1225
movea1325
amovec1380
inspire1390
commove1393
informa1398
toucha1400
embracec1430
rore1481
alter1529
to carry away?1529
raise1533
removea1540
heavec1540
affect?1548
carry1570
inmove1583
infecta1586
worka1616
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emove1835
emotionize1855
emotion1875
1855 G. Potts in tr. L. F. Bungener Preacher & King (new ed.) p. xv As a preacher he has ever been highly valued by those..who care not to be emotionized.
1883 Wilfred's Widow II. vi. 255 His soul so moved—touched—emotionized.
1957 Marion (Ohio) Star 30 Mar. 3/1 You need to think clearly and act rationally, which you can never do as long as you allow hate to emotionize you.
2008 Gizmodo (Nexis) 15 Jan. The designers at Philips have been busy ‘emotionizing’ their products, what with the cuddly Aurea TVs, and their emotional reactive jewelry.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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