sentimentalize en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sent-der. Proto-Italic *sentiō Latin sentiō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin sentimentumder. Old French sentementder. English sentiment English -al English sentimental Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English sentimentalize From sentimental + -ize.
Meanings
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(transitive) To give a sentimental feel to.
Let us not sentimentalize things just because they are old. Getting all dewy-eyed about it because it was started in the 17th century doesn't make sense when we're talking about the town dump.
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(intransitive) To think or act in a sentimental manner; to get sentimental.
he learnt to sentimentalize over cathedrals and monasteries , pictures and statues , saints and kaisers
1857, Charles Kingsley, “(please specify the page)”, in Two Years Ago, volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Macmillan and Co., →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sentimentalized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| sentimentalized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| sentimentalizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| sentimentalizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |