sen·ti·men·tal·ize

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• sen|ti|men|tal|ize — «SEHN tuh MEHN tuh lyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.i. to indulge in sentiment; affect sentiment: »He had left his father tearfully sentimentalizing about the Queen (Arnold Bennett). –v.t. 1. to make sentimental: »Coming away from New England has… …   Useful english dictionary

• men — men·acme; men·a·di·one; men·ar·che; men·as·pis; men·da·cious; men·da·cious·ly; men·da·cious·ness; men·dac·i·ty; men·de; men·de·lé·eff s; men·de·le·vi·um; men·de·lian·ism; men·de·lian·ist; men·del·ism; men·del·ize; men·del s; men·de·lye·ev·ite;… …   English syllables

• sen — sen·sa·tion; sen·sa·tion·al; sen·sa·tion·al·ism; sen·sa·tion·al·ist; sen·sa·tion·al·is·tic; sen·sa·tion·al·ize; sen·sa·tion·al·ly; sen·sa·tion·ism; sen·sa·tion·less; sen·sa·to·ry; sen·si·bil·ia; sen·si·bil·i·sin; sen·si·bil·i·tist;… …   English syllables

• tal — ac·ci·den·tal·ism; ac·ci·den·tal·ist; ac·ci·den·tal·i·ty; ac·ci·den·tal·ly; ac·e·tal; ac·e·tal·ize; ac·mon·i·tal; ac·quit·tal; acrop·e·tal; ac·ti·no·my·ce·tal; ad·i·po·so·gen·i·tal; ad·rec·tal; adre·no·gen·i·tal; aer·odon·tal·gia; agres·tal;… …   English syllables

• ize — jaco·bin·ize; jar·gon·ize; jas·per·ize; jesu·it·ize; jour·nal·ize; jo·vial·ize; ju·da·ize; ka·olin·ize; ker·a·tin·ize; kjel·dahl·ize; la·bi·al·ize; la·bio·ve·lar·ize; la·ryn·ge·al·ize; lat·er·al·ize; lat·in·ize; leath·er·ize; le·gal·ize;… …   English syllables

• sentimentalize — sen·ti·men·tal·ize …   English syllables

• sentimentalize — sen•ti•men•tal•ize [[t]ˌsɛn təˈmɛn tlˌaɪz[/t]] v. ized, iz•ing 1) to indulge in sentiment 2) to view (someone or something) sentimentally • Etymology: 1790–1800 sen ti•men tal•i•za′tion, n …   From formal English to slang

• sentimentalize — sen|ti|men|tal|ize [ ,sentı ment,laız ] verb intransitive or transitive to think about or describe something in a way that is emotional and not based on reason: People sometimes find it hard not to sentimentalize life during the war …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Sentimentalize — Sen ti*men tal*ize, v. t. To regard in a sentimental manner; as, to sentimentalize a subject. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Sentimentalize — Sen ti*men tal*ize, v. i. To think or act in a sentimental manner, or like a sentimentalist; to affect exquisite sensibility. C. Kingsley. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English