emotionalize

emotionalize
\\ ̷ ̷ˈmōshənəlˌīz, -shnəˌliz\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s)
: to make emotional: as
a. : to express in a way that arouses emotion

concerned to get his idea across, not to emotionalize it — Edith Hamilton

b. : to place in inseparable association with feeling

the birth of his son affected him little until some years later when it suddenly in memory became a highly emotionalized experience

c. : to cause to react emotionally

the various devices of humor furnish convenient ways of emotionalizing an audience — A.T.Weaver

: cause to be moved or dominated by emotion

trying to handle an extremely emotionalized woman

d. : to motivate by feeling

this firm and highly emotionalized touch — F.J.Mather

: to express oneself in a way inspired by or expressive of emotion rather than reason : pour forth one's feeling especially in a disordered way

vagueness or confusion or loose emotionalizing — R.H.Pearce


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