romance

²romance

verb

ro·mancedro·manc·ing

Definition of ROMANCE

intransitive verb

1

: to exaggerate or invent detail or incident

2

: to entertain romantic thoughts or ideas

transitive verb

1

: to try to influence or curry favor with especially by lavishing personal attention, gifts, or flattery

2

: to carry on a love affair with

Examples of ROMANCE

1. He was always romancing younger women.
2. She was romanced by several wealthy young men.
3. The museum's director spends a lot of time romancing potential donors.
4. a college athlete who's being romanced by several pro teams
5. They were romancing about the past.

First Known Use of ROMANCE

1655

Rhymes with ROMANCE

advance, barn dance, by chance, clog dance, closed stance, finance, freelance, lap dance, line dance, main chance, New France, round dance, snake dance, square dance, step dance, sun dance, sword dance, tap dance, tea dance, toe dance, war dance