🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

romantiser

Pronunciation / Transliteration: romantiser

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Romanticize/rəʊˈmæn.tɪ.saɪz/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Il ne faut pas romanticiser la pauvreté."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As verb
  1. 1

    To deal with or describe in an idealized or unrealistically emotional fashion; to make something seem better or more appealing than it really is.

    "It is easy to romanticize the past and forget the hardships people faced back then."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'romanticize' derives from the word 'romantic', which originated in the late 18th century, referring to a literary and artistic movement emphasizing emotion and individualism. The suffix '-ize' indicates the process of making something romantic in nature or character.

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