— sentimentalization , n. — sentimentalizer , n.
/sen'teuh men"tl uyz'/ , v. , sentimentalized, sentimentalizing .
v.i.
1. to indulge in sentiment.
v.t.
2. to view (someone or something) sentimentally: He sentimentalized the relationship until all real meaning was lost.
Also, esp. Brit., sentimentalise .
[ 1790-1800; SENTIMENTAL + -IZE ]