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ROMANTICISE

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)

Sense 1

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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

Sense 2

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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

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