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romanticizing

/rɒmæntɪsaɪzɪŋ/ verb · British & US
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What does romanticizing mean?

verb

To attribute or assign a romantic quality to something, often unrealistically or excessively so. To idealize or sentimentalize something.

Example

"She was romanticizing her childhood, remembering only the happy moments and forgetting the difficulties."

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