romanticize
verb
ro·man·ti·cize
rō-ˈman-tə-ˌsīz 
rə-
romanticized; romanticizing
: to make romantic : treat as idealized or heroic
romanticize the past
1
: to hold romantic ideas
2
: to present details, incidents, or people in a romantic way
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Examples of romanticize in a Sentence
He has romanticized notions of army life.
a romanticized view of politics
We were romanticizing about the past.
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Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 11 July 2024
Put simply, the revisionist Western steers away from, or plays against, formula, refusing to romanticize the Old West or depict it as a place with clear good guys and bad guys.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2024
But beware of romanticizing the subsidized meals, steady income, and generous annual vacation time.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 2 Aug. 2024
Kindle Paperwhite Amazon Kindle Paperwhite $150 Amazon Perusing your local bookstore or library for your next read (perhaps with a coffee, a la Rory Gilmore) sounds like a nice exercise in romanticizing your life.
—Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 24 July 2024
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romanticize
verb
ro·man·ti·cize
rō-ˈmant-ə-ˌsīz
romanticized; romanticizing
1
: to make romantic : show in a romantic way
2
: to have romantic ideas
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