sentimentalise

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sentimentalise

She tends to sentimentalise old photographs.

Definition

  1. Verb (transitive):

    • To cause someone or something to become sentimental; to imbue with an excessive or superficial appeal to tender, nostalgic, or romantic feelings.
    • To regard or portray in an idealized, emotional, or nostalgic manner that ignores reality.

  2. Verb (intransitive):

    • To act or think in a sentimental way; to indulge in sentimental thoughts or expression.
Usage and Examples
  • Transitive Verb (to make something sentimental):
    • The film's soundtrack sentimentalises the otherwise harsh reality of the story.
    • We must be careful not to sentimentalise history, overlooking its complexities.
  • Intransitive Verb (to act sentimentally):
    • He tends to sentimentalise when he talks about his childhood.
    • Don't just stand there and sentimentalise; we need to take practical action.
Advanced Usage and Nuances
  • Often used critically to describe the act of distorting a subject by viewing it through an overly emotional or romantic lens, thereby simplifying or falsifying it.
    • Critics accused the biographer of trying to sentimentalise the dictator's early years.
  • Can describe a stylistic effect in art, literature, or speech.
    • Her writing sentimentalises rural life, presenting it as an idyllic escape.
Variants and Related Words
  • Sentimentalize: The preferred spelling in American English. The definitions and usage are identical to 'sentimentalise' (British English spelling).
  • Sentimental (adjective): Of or prompted by feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia, especially in a way that may be exaggerated or self-indulgent.
  • Sentimentality (noun): The quality of being sentimental, especially in an excessive or mawkish way.
  • Sentimentalist (noun): A person who indulges in sentimentality.
Synonyms
  • Romanticize: To deal with or describe in an idealized, unrealistic, or glamorous way.
  • Idealize: To regard or represent as perfect or better than in reality.
  • Sugarcoat: To make something seem more acceptable or pleasant than it is.
  • Emote (intransitive): To express emotion in a theatrical or excessive manner.
Antonyms
  • Desentimentalize: To remove sentimental qualities from.
  • Be realistic: To take a practical, objective view.
  • Criticize: To evaluate or judge analytically and objectively.
Related Phrases and Idioms
  • To view/see through rose-tinted glasses: To see only the pleasant aspects of something and ignore the problems. (This idiom conveys a similar meaning to 'sentimentalise'.)
    • She views her school days through rose-tinted glasses, forgetting all the stress and hardship.
sentimentalise

She tends to sentimentalise old photographs.

Verb
  1. act in a sentimental way or indulge in sentimental thoughts or expression
  2. look at with sentimentality or turn into an object of sentiment
    • Don't sentimentalize the past events
  3. make (someone or something) sentimental or imbue with sentimental qualities
    • Too much poetry sentimentalizes the mind
    • These experiences have sentimentalized her

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