romanticize

• romanticise (non-Oxford British English)

From romantic + -ize.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /rə(ʊ)ˈmantɪsaɪz/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /roʊˈmæntɪsaɪz/

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romanticize (third-person singular simple present romanticizes, present participle romanticizing, simple past and past participle romanticized)

1. (transitive) To interpret, view, or portray something in a romantic (unrealistic, idealized) manner.

   Synonym: glamorize

   • 2016, Jayson Lusk, Unnaturally Delicious, →ISBN, page 47:

     While we might have a tendency to romanticize the past, the reality is that cooking was often a monotonous, arduous, thankless task required to keep the family fed.

2. (intransitive) To think or act in a romantic manner.