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sentimentalization

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sen·ti·men·tal·ize  (snt-mntl-z)
v. sen·ti·men·tal·ized, sen·ti·men·tal·iz·ing, sen·ti·men·tal·iz·es
v.tr.
To imbue or regard with sentiment; be sentimental about.
v.intr.
To behave in a sentimental manner.
senti·mental·i·zation (--zshn) n.
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Noun1.sentimentalization - the act of indulging in sentiment
romanticisation, romanticization, sentimentalisation
idealization, glorification, idealisation - a portrayal of something as ideal; "the idealization of rural life was very misleading"
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