| sentimentalization | (n) the act of indulging in sentiment, Syn. romanticization, romanticisation, sentimentalisation |
| sentimentalize | (v) look at with sentimentality or turn into an object of sentiment, Syn. sentimentalise, Example: Don't sentimentalize the past events |
| sentimentalize | (v) make (someone or something) sentimental or imbue with sentimental qualities, Syn. sentimentalise, Example: Too much poetry sentimentalizes the mind; These experiences have sentimentalized her |
| sentimentalise | (v) act in a sentimental way or indulge in sentimental thoughts or expression, Syn. sentimentalize, sentimentize, sentimentise |