deromanticize

deromanticize: \\¦dēˌ\ transitive verb
Etymology: de- + romanticize

: to remove the romance from : make mundane

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/dee'roh man"teuh siz'/, v.t., deromanticized, deromanticizing.

to remove the romantic, ideal, or heroic aura from.

Also, esp. Brit., deromanticise.

[DE- + ROMANTICIZE]

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deromanticize — /dee roh man teuh siz /, v.t., deromanticized, deromanticizing. to remove the romantic, ideal, or heroic aura from. Also, esp. Brit., deromanticise. [DE + ROMANTICIZE] * * * … Universalium
deromanticize — verb To strip of romance; to make realistic rather than wishfully ideal … Wiktionary
deromanticize — de·romanticize … English syllables

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