Verb: romanticize row'man-ti,sIz
- Interpret romantically
"Don't romanticize this uninteresting and hard work!";
- romanticise [Brit], glamorize, glamourise [Brit], glamorise [Brit]
- Make romantic in style
"The designer romanticized the little black dress";
- romanticise [Brit]
- Act in a romantic way
"The couple romanticized their weekend getaway, ignoring the rainy weather";
- romanticise [Brit]
Derived forms: romanticized, romanticizes, romanticizing
Type of: acquit, act, alter, bear, behave, carry, change, comport, conduct, deport, do, idealise [Brit], idealize, modify
Encyclopedia: Romanticize