ROMANTICISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does romanticise mean? 

• ROMANTICISE (verb)
  The verb ROMANTICISE has 2 senses:

1. interpret romantically

2. make romantic in style

  Familiarity information: ROMANTICISE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ROMANTICISE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they romanticise    ... he / she / it romanticises   
Past simple: romanticised   
Past participle: romanticised   
-ing form: romanticising   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Interpret romantically

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

glamorize; glamourise; romanticise; romanticize

Context example:

Don't romanticize this uninteresting and hard work!

Hypernyms (to "romanticise" is one way to...):

idealise; idealize (consider or render as ideal)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

romanticisation (the act of indulging in sentiment)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Make romantic in style

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

romanticise; romanticize

Context example:

The designer romanticized the little black dress

Hypernyms (to "romanticise" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something