SENTIMENTALIZE


Meaning of SENTIMENTALIZE in English

sen ‧ ti ‧ ment ‧ al ‧ ize BrE AmE ( also sentimentalise British English ) /ˌsentəˈmentl-aɪz, ˌsentɪˈmentl-aɪz/ verb [intransitive and transitive]

to speak, write, or think about only the good or happy things about something, not the bad things:

novels that sentimentalize the past

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.