sentimentalize
verb /ˌsentɪˈmentəlaɪz/
/ˌsentɪˈmentəlaɪz/
(British English also sentimentalise)
[transitive, intransitive] (disapproving)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they sentimentalize | /ˌsentɪˈmentəlaɪz/ /ˌsentɪˈmentəlaɪz/ |
| he / she / it sentimentalizes | /ˌsentɪˈmentəlaɪzɪz/ /ˌsentɪˈmentəlaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple sentimentalized | /ˌsentɪˈmentəlaɪzd/ /ˌsentɪˈmentəlaɪzd/ |
| past participle sentimentalized | /ˌsentɪˈmentəlaɪzd/ /ˌsentɪˈmentəlaɪzd/ |
| -ing form sentimentalizing | /ˌsentɪˈmentəlaɪzɪŋ/ /ˌsentɪˈmentəlaɪzɪŋ/ |
- sentimentalize (something) to present something in an emotional way, emphasizing its good aspects and not mentioning its bad aspects
- Jackie was careful not to sentimentalize country life.