verb
Freq #198415
Meanings
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1
verb
act in a sentimental way or indulge in sentimental thoughts or expression
The film refuses to sentimentalize poverty.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
1
verb
· act in a sentimental way or...
sentimentisesentimentize
Word family
Forms
sentimentalizing
Derived forms
oversentimentalizesentimentalizerunsentimentalized
Etymology
From sentimental + -ize.