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    SENTIMENTALISE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Verb forms

    Present simple: I / you / we / they sentimentalise  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it sentimentalises  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past simple: sentimentalised  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past participle: sentimentalised  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    -ing form: sentimentalising  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Act in a sentimental way or indulge in sentimental thoughts or expressionplay

    Synonyms:

    sentimentalise; sentimentalize; sentimentise; sentimentize

    Classified under:

    Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

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

    act; behave; do (behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s

    Derivation:

    sentimentalisation (the act of indulging in sentiment)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Look at with sentimentality or turn into an object of sentimentplay

    Example:

    Don't sentimentalize the past events

    Synonyms:

    sentimentalise; sentimentalize

    Classified under:

    Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

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

    belie; misrepresent (represent falsely)

    Sentence frames:

    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something

    Derivation:

    sentimentalisation (the act of indulging in sentiment)

    Sense 3

    Meaning:

    Make (someone or something) sentimental or imbue with sentimental qualitiesplay

    Example:

    These experiences have sentimentalized her

    Synonyms:

    sentimentalise; sentimentalize

    Classified under:

    Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

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

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

    Sentence frames:

    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something

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