poeticize

verb

Definition of poeticizenext
as in to soften

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  1. soften
  2. sweeten
  3. euphemize
  4. romanticize
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  • Talanx German insurer Talanx 's lean cost base and 6 billion euros of resilience reserves can help sustain earnings growth, even as pricing softens in its reinsurance and corporate-specialty units, according to Goldman.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Instead of guessing the right prompt keywords, a user can simply instruct the model to track the camera left, soften the lighting or maintain a character's expression across different scenes.
    — Coco Mao, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of soften
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  • To sweeten the deal, simple assembly gets you to the lounging part faster.
    — Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Because they’re barely sweetened, the crepes can cover multiple meals, skewing savory with a filling of melty cheese or cooked vegetables; or sweet, like this one, with jammy fruit.
    — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of sweeten
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  • To translate Holocaust literature at a moment when genocide is not only a historical category but an active legal accusation exposes translators, editors, and institutions alike to pressures to contain, displace, or euphemize violence.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Better offers an insightful, vital portrait of suicide that makes no attempt to euphemize or diminish its subject.
    — Emma Alpern, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Definition of euphemize
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  • The 1930 release included contributions from Warren and Ransom among others who would later distance themselves from a racist and romanticized view of the rural South held by many agrarians.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
  • War is frequently romanticized at Revolutionary War battlefields.
    — Jennifer Janofsky, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of romanticize
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“Poeticize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poeticize. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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