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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The film doesn’t romanticize nature, but instead presents it as indifferent—the mark of many great horror villains, like Michael Myers—where even a simple mistake, like leaving a map behind, can lead to deadly consequences.
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Travis Bean, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
Most important, the whole apparatus gets dismantled and stored after Thanksgiving, to reappear in April — ending arctic dinners under erratic heat lamps that many romanticize but few still choose.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 21 Aug. 2024
What’s interesting – maybe even damning – is that the kneejerk reaction is to romanticize Walz as a sympathetic and easily understood character rather than assessing his record as a public servant.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2024
Determined not to romanticize or fetishize his subjects, Fukunaga confesses to struggling during the editing process, and not always getting the calls right.
—Gavin J Blair, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Nov. 2024
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Travis Bean, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
Most important, the whole apparatus gets dismantled and stored after Thanksgiving, to reappear in April — ending arctic dinners under erratic heat lamps that many romanticize but few still choose.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 21 Aug. 2024
What’s interesting – maybe even damning – is that the kneejerk reaction is to romanticize Walz as a sympathetic and easily understood character rather than assessing his record as a public servant.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2024
Determined not to romanticize or fetishize his subjects, Fukunaga confesses to struggling during the editing process, and not always getting the calls right.
—Gavin J Blair, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Romanticize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/romanticize. Accessed 30 Nov. 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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