romanticize

ro·man·ti·cize

verb \-ˈman-tə-ˌsīz\

ro·man·ti·cizedro·man·ti·ciz·ing

Definition of ROMANTICIZE

transitive verb

: to make romantic : treat as idealized or heroic <romanticize the past>

intransitive verb

1

: to hold romantic ideas

2

: to present details, incidents, or people in a romantic way

— ro·man·ti·ci·za·tion \-ˌman-tə-sə-ˈzā-shən\ noun

Examples of ROMANTICIZE

1. He has romanticized notions of army life.
2. a romanticized view of politics
3. We were romanticizing about the past.

First Known Use of ROMANTICIZE

1818

Related to ROMANTICIZE

Synonyms

glamorize (also glamourize), glamour (up), glorify, idealize

Antonyms

deglamorize

Related Words

heroicize, heroize; euphemize, poeticize, soften, sweeten; adulate, canonize, deify, idolize; aggrandize, dignify, ennoble, enshrine, enthrone, magnify

Near Antonyms

belittle, decry, denigrate, deprecate, disparage, minimize, put down

Rhymes with ROMANTICIZE

accessorize, acclimatize, actualize, aerobicize, aestheticize, Africanize, allegorize, alphabetize, analogize, anatomize, anesthetize, animalize, annualize, antagonize, anthologize, anticlockwise, apologize, apostatize, apostrophize, arabicize, aromatize, automatize, bureaucratize, cannibalize, capitalize, categorize, catheterize, catholicize, characterize, collectivize, commercialize, commoditize, communalize, computerize, conservatize, containerize, contrariwise, conveyorize, cosmeticize, counterclockwise, criminalize, cross-fertilize, cut down to size, decentralize, decolonize, de-emphasize, de-energize, defeminize, deformalize, deglamorize, dehumanize, deionize, demagnetize, demobilize, democratize, demoralize, denationalize, deodorize, depersonalize, depolarize, depressurize, desensitize, destabilize, destigmatize, detribalize, devitalize, diabolize, digitalize, disenfranchise, disorganize, economize, emblematize, emotionalize, epitomize, epoxidize, eroticize, eternalize, evangelize, extemporize, externalize, familiarize, fanaticize, fictionalize, floor exercise, fool's paradise, formularize, free enterprise, gelatinize, generalize, geologize, Hispanicize, historicize, homogenize, hospitalize, hypothesize, idealize, illegalize, immobilize, immortalize, impersonalize, Indianize, indigenize, infantilize, initialize, internalize, italicize, legitimize, liberalize, literalize, lobotomize, lysogenize, macadamize, marginalize, metabolize, metastasize, militarize, mineralize, monopolize, mythologize, nationalize, naturalize, parenthesize, philosophize, poeticize, politicize, popularize, prioritize, proselytize, radicalize, reorganize, revitalize, ritualize, secularize, self-fertilize, sensualize, sexualize, sovietize, subjectivize, suburbanize, subvocalize, systematize, temporalize, theologize, traditionalize, trivialize, ventriloquize, visualize