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verb
ro·man·ti·cize
rō-ˈman-tə-ˌsīz 
rə-
romanticized; romanticizing
: to make romantic : treat as idealized or heroic
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Example Sentences
He has romanticized notions of army life.
a romanticized view of politics
We were romanticizing about the past.
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Few filmmakers romanticize music — its magical ability to move and transform us — more than John Carney.
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Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2023
More about Paramount+ Paramount+ seems to be the platform perfectly catered to those who romanticize growing up in the 90′s and early 2000′s.
—al, 9 Dec. 2022
That’s a lot of what the book is about to me, not needing to romanticize the dead and validate our own experience with them.
—Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2022
Garden State touches on a larger trend in this era of male directors making movies that romanticize their personal experiences.
—Ashley Shannon Wu, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2022
Jeffrey was a notorious serial killer & Katy CHOSE to romanticize his criminal & inhumane actions.
—Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 29 Sep. 2022
Paramount+ seems to be the platform perfectly catered to those who romanticize growing up in the 90′s and early 2000′s.
—al, 13 Sep. 2022
As some learned more about the story of the real-life serial killer through Evan Peters’ portrayal, others pleaded with viewers not to fantasize about him or romanticize the killer simply because of the actor portraying the figure.
—Amber Dowling, Variety, 26 Sep. 2022
Berlinger bristled at the suggestion that any of these productions might romanticize serial killers, noting that crime has always been a source of fascination.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 6 Oct. 2022
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Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2023
More about Paramount+ Paramount+ seems to be the platform perfectly catered to those who romanticize growing up in the 90′s and early 2000′s.
—al, 9 Dec. 2022
That’s a lot of what the book is about to me, not needing to romanticize the dead and validate our own experience with them.
—Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2022
Garden State touches on a larger trend in this era of male directors making movies that romanticize their personal experiences.
—Ashley Shannon Wu, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2022
Jeffrey was a notorious serial killer & Katy CHOSE to romanticize his criminal & inhumane actions.
—Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 29 Sep. 2022
Paramount+ seems to be the platform perfectly catered to those who romanticize growing up in the 90′s and early 2000′s.
—al, 13 Sep. 2022
As some learned more about the story of the real-life serial killer through Evan Peters’ portrayal, others pleaded with viewers not to fantasize about him or romanticize the killer simply because of the actor portraying the figure.
—Amber Dowling, Variety, 26 Sep. 2022
Berlinger bristled at the suggestion that any of these productions might romanticize serial killers, noting that crime has always been a source of fascination.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 6 Oct. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1818, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
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“Romanticize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/romanticize. Accessed 30 Jan. 2023.
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