romanticize

UK: /rəʊˈmæntɪsaɪz/ US: /roʊˈmæntəˌsaɪz/ ,(rō man′tə sīz′)

Inflections of 'romanticize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

romanticizes

v 3rd person singular (US & UK)

romanticizing

v pres p (US & UK)

romanticized

v past (US & UK)

romanticized

v past p (US & UK)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

ro•man•ti•cize /roʊˈmæntəˌsaɪz/   v., -cized, -ciz•ing. 

1. to hold romantic notions, ideas, etc. (about): [~ + object]
   He's romanticizing the past; it wasn't nearly so much fun then.
   [no object]
   romanticizing about the past.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

ro•man•ti•cize  (rō man′tə sīz′), v., -cized, -ciz•ing. 
v.t. 

1. to make romantic;
   invest with a romantic character:
   Many people romanticize the role of an editor.

v.i. 

2. to hold romantic notions, ideas, etc.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] ro•man′ti•cise′. 

• romantic + -ize 1810–20

ro•man′ti•ci•za′tion, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

romanticize, romanticise / rəʊˈmæntɪˌsaɪz/ verb

1. (intransitive) to think or act in a romantic way
2. (transitive) to interpret according to romantic precepts
3. to make or become romantic, as in style

roˌmanticiˈzation, roˌmanticiˈsation noun