variants
also British romanticise
romanticizes; romanticized; romanticizing
: to think about or describe something as being better or more attractive or interesting than it really is : to show, describe, or think about something in a romantic way
The movie romanticizes [=idealizes] the old South.
He has romanticized notions of army life.
a romanticized view of politics
We were romanticizing about the past.
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“Romanticize.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/romanticize. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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