romanticize in English

IPA: /rə(ʊ)ˈmantɪsaɪz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /roʊˈmæntɪsaɪz/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Neøn-romanticize.wav

[US] Forms: romanticizes [present, singular, third-person], romanticizing [participle, present], romanticized [participle, past], romanticized [past], romanticise [alternative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Etymology tree Latin Rōma Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin Rōmānus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin rōmānicus Latin -ē Vulgar Latin rōmānicē Old French romanz Old French romauntder. English romant ▲ Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English romantic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English romanticize From romantic + -ize. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|romantic|-ize|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin Rōma Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin Rōmānus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin rōmānicus Latin -ē Vulgar Latin rōmānicē Old French romanz Old French romauntder. English romant ▲ Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English romantic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. 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Head templates: {{en-verb}} romanticize (third-person singular simple present romanticizes, present participle romanticizing, simple past and past participle romanticized)

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      "sense": "to view something in a romantic manner",
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      "code": "fi",
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"romanticize" meaning in English

Verb

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