sentimentalize in English
verb
1
treat, regard, or portray (someone or something) with exaggerated and self-indulgent feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia.
the impossibly sentimentalized and saintly ideal of the Virgin Mother
verb
sentimentalise
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Below are sample sentences containing the word "sentimentalize" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "sentimentalize", or refer to the context using the word "sentimentalize" in the English Dictionary.
1. He's the kind of filmmaker who doesn't hesitate to over-sentimentalize.
2. Synonyms for Anthropomorphize include humanise, humanize, personify, sentimentalise, sentimentalize, bring alive, give a human face to, make human, personalize and personalise