rōˈmantəˌsīz sometimes rəˈ- verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: romantic (I) + -ize
transitive verb
: to make romantic : add romance to
old forms of drudgery are romanticized, old forms of slavery forgotten — H.J.Muller
rebuke the press for alleged romanticizing of gangsterism — F.L.Mott
intransitive verb
1. : to hold romantic ideas : indulge in romantic fancies
had romanticized a great deal about Indians — Southern Observer
2. : to present or portray details, incidents, or people in a romantic light or manner
has been … successful in resisting the impulse to dramatize, though she has yielded occasionally to the impulse to romanticize — Howard Lindsay
refuses to romanticize , glamorize, or otherwise adopt the strange combination of true confession and movie magazine technique — Abraham Veinus