̷ ̷ˈmōshən ə lˌīz, -shnəˌliz transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to make emotional: as
a. : to express in a way that arouses emotion
concerned to get his idea across, not to emotionalize it — Edith Hamilton
b. : to place in inseparable association with feeling
the birth of his son affected him little until some years later when it suddenly in memory became a highly emotionalized experience
c. : to cause to react emotionally
the various devices of humor furnish convenient ways of emotionalizing an audience — A.T.Weaver
: cause to be moved or dominated by emotion
trying to handle an extremely emotionalized woman
d. : to motivate by feeling
this firm and highly emotionalized touch — F.J.Mather
intransitive verb
: to express oneself in a way inspired by or expressive of emotion rather than reason : pour forth one's feeling especially in a disordered way
vagueness or confusion or loose emotionalizing — R.H.Pearce