Associations to the word «Sentimentalize»
Wiktionary
SENTIMENTALIZE, verb. (transitive) To give a sentimental feel to.
SENTIMENTALIZE, verb. (intransitive) To think or act in a sentimental manner, or like a sentimentalist; to affect exquisite sensibility.
Dictionary definition
SENTIMENTALIZE, verb. Look at with sentimentality or turn into an object of sentiment; "Don't sentimentalize the past events".
SENTIMENTALIZE, verb. Make (someone or something) sentimental or imbue with sentimental qualities; "Too much poetry sentimentalizes the mind"; "These experiences have sentimentalized her".
SENTIMENTALIZE, verb. Act in a sentimental way or indulge in sentimental thoughts or expression.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.