"deromanticize" meaning in English

See deromanticize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: deromanticizes [present, singular, third-person], deromanticizing [participle, present], deromanticized [participle, past], deromanticized [past]
Etymology: From de- + romanticize. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|romanticize}} de- + romanticize Head templates: {{en-verb}} deromanticize (third-person singular simple present deromanticizes, present participle deromanticizing, simple past and past participle deromanticized)
  1. (transitive) To strip of romance; to make realistic rather than wishfully ideal. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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