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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