"sentimentalize" meaning in All languages combined

See sentimentalize on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: sentimentalizes [present, singular, third-person], sentimentalizing [participle, present], sentimentalized [participle, past], sentimentalized [past]
Etymology: From sentimental + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sentimental|ize}} sentimental + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} sentimentalize (third-person singular simple present sentimentalizes, present participle sentimentalizing, simple past and past participle sentimentalized)
  1. (transitive) To give a sentimental feel to. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-sentimentalize-en-verb-WH6ML2SN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. (intransitive) To think or act in a sentimental manner; to get sentimental. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-sentimentalize-en-verb-1w5WBoq4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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