English

Verb

sentimentalize ‎(third-person singular simple present sentimentalizes, present participle sentimentalizing, simple past and past participle sentimentalized)

1. (transitive) To give a sentimental feel to.

   Let us not sentimentalize things just because they are old. Getting all dewy-eyed about it because it was started in the 17th century doesn't make sense when we're talking about the town dump.

2. (intransitive) To think or act in a sentimental manner, or like a sentimentalist; to affect exquisite sensibility.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of C. Kingsley to this entry?)