romanticize

🇺🇸 /rəʊˈmæntɪsaɪz/ 🇬🇧 /rəʊˈmæntɪsaɪz/
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verb
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to make something seem more appealing or exciting than it actually is by adding a romantic or idealized view

Some people tend to romanticize the idea of traveling alone, imagining it as a grand adventure full of self-discovery.

translation

v. to make something seem more appealing or exciting than it actually is by adding a romantic or idealized view

Word Forms

3rd Present romanticizes
Past romanticized
Perfect romanticized
Progressive romanticizing