Romanticize
verb
To describe or think about something in a way that makes it seem more appealing or interesting than it really is.
She romanticized her childhood although it was filled with difficulties.
verb
To make something seem romantic or characterized by a preoccupation with love or by the idealizing of love or one's beloved.
He romanticized his relationship with her, ignoring all their conflicts.
verb
To make something seem better or more appealing than it really is.
He has a tendency to romanticize the past.
verb
To describe or think about something in a way that makes it seem more appealing or interesting than it really is.
She romanticized her childhood although it was filled with difficulties.
verb
To make something seem romantic or characterized by a preoccupation with love or by the idealizing of love or one's beloved.
He romanticized his relationship with her, ignoring all their conflicts.
verb
To make something seem better or more appealing than it really is.
He has a tendency to romanticize the past.
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Overly Positive
Remember 'romanticize' can imply a misleading or overly positive view of reality.
She romanticized her job, never acknowledging its downsides.
Pro Tip 2/3Potential Bias
Using 'romanticize' can suggest that someone's perspective is biased or unrealistic.
Journalists should avoid romanticizing political figures.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Appeal
The word often indicates making something more emotionally appealing.
Travel brochures tend to romanticize exotic destinations.
Pro Tip 1/3Overly Positive
Remember 'romanticize' can imply a misleading or overly positive view of reality.
She romanticized her job, never acknowledging its downsides.
Pro Tip 2/3Potential Bias
Using 'romanticize' can suggest that someone's perspective is biased or unrealistic.
Journalists should avoid romanticizing political figures.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Appeal
The word often indicates making something more emotionally appealing.
Travel brochures tend to romanticize exotic destinations.
Pro Tip 1/3Overly Positive
Remember 'romanticize' can imply a misleading or overly positive view of reality.
She romanticized her job, never acknowledging its downsides.
Pro Tip 2/3Potential Bias
Using 'romanticize' can suggest that someone's perspective is biased or unrealistic.
Journalists should avoid romanticizing political figures.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Appeal
The word often indicates making something more emotionally appealing.
Travel brochures tend to romanticize exotic destinations.
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Video examples
The strange story of the...
For the first time, nearly a majority of people lived in cities, so there was a growing distance between us and nature. There was a safe space where we could reconsider the bear and romanticize it. Nature could only start to seem this pure and adorable because we didn't have to be afraid of it anymore.
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Jane Fonda: Life's third...
that when you're inside oldness, as opposed to looking at it from the outside, fear subsides. You realize you're still yourself -- maybe even more so. Picasso once said, "It takes a long time to become young." I don't want to romanticize aging. Obviously, there's no guarantee
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For more wonder, rewild...
and we've gained a lot in doing so, but I think we've lost something too. Now, I don't romanticize evolutionary time. I'm already beyond the lifespan of most hunter-gatherers, and the outcome of a mortal combat between me myopically stumbling around with a stone-tipped spear
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Stopping Pandemics, An...
and make peace with that in the past certainly people did um tuberculosis killed one in seven people in the 19th century and people just expected that they even romanticized the birth relationship it was a little weird um so yeah we we might well be stuck with this and we
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Life's third act - Jane...
at it from the outside fear subsides you realize you're still yourself maybe even more so you know Picasso once said it takes a long time to become young I don't want to romanticize ageing obviously there's no guarantee that it can be a time of
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Jared Diamond: How...
in how to run a human society. They constitute experiments from which we ourselves may be able to learn. Tribal societies shouldn't be scorned as primitive and miserable, but also they shouldn't be romanticized as happy and peaceful.
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A genealogical journey PIPE...
entertainment that has romanticized the Mafia and Jersey Shore culture eventually I wrote a novel based on our family stories thousands of people have said that the book parallels their own immigrant family history and
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Why some of us don't...
But most kids don't hear about people like this. All they hear is that they're going to have to choose. But it's more than that. The notion of the narrowly focused life is highly romanticized in our culture.
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How to bring affordable,...
Now, providing entry-level access is an important first step, but let's not romanticize the situation. By any standard, a few lights and not much else is still living in energy poverty. And what's more,
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After Decades of...
mainstream media has characterized how we see south asians whether by romanticizing its biggest country india or asserting the model minority
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The strange story of the...
For the first time, nearly a majority of people lived in cities, so there was a growing distance between us and nature. There was a safe space where we could reconsider the bear and romanticize it. Nature could only start to seem this pure and adorable because we didn't have to be afraid of it anymore.
Video examples
Jane Fonda: Life's third...
that when you're inside oldness, as opposed to looking at it from the outside, fear subsides. You realize you're still yourself -- maybe even more so. Picasso once said, "It takes a long time to become young." I don't want to romanticize aging. Obviously, there's no guarantee
Video examples
For more wonder, rewild...
and we've gained a lot in doing so, but I think we've lost something too. Now, I don't romanticize evolutionary time. I'm already beyond the lifespan of most hunter-gatherers, and the outcome of a mortal combat between me myopically stumbling around with a stone-tipped spear
Video examples
Stopping Pandemics, An...
and make peace with that in the past certainly people did um tuberculosis killed one in seven people in the 19th century and people just expected that they even romanticized the birth relationship it was a little weird um so yeah we we might well be stuck with this and we
Video examples
Life's third act - Jane...
at it from the outside fear subsides you realize you're still yourself maybe even more so you know Picasso once said it takes a long time to become young I don't want to romanticize ageing obviously there's no guarantee that it can be a time of
Video examples
Jared Diamond: How...
in how to run a human society. They constitute experiments from which we ourselves may be able to learn. Tribal societies shouldn't be scorned as primitive and miserable, but also they shouldn't be romanticized as happy and peaceful.
Video examples
A genealogical journey PIPE...
entertainment that has romanticized the Mafia and Jersey Shore culture eventually I wrote a novel based on our family stories thousands of people have said that the book parallels their own immigrant family history and
Video examples
Why some of us don't...
But most kids don't hear about people like this. All they hear is that they're going to have to choose. But it's more than that. The notion of the narrowly focused life is highly romanticized in our culture.
Video examples
How to bring affordable,...
Now, providing entry-level access is an important first step, but let's not romanticize the situation. By any standard, a few lights and not much else is still living in energy poverty. And what's more,
Video examples
After Decades of...
mainstream media has characterized how we see south asians whether by romanticizing its biggest country india or asserting the model minority
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Elena Satine
Georgian Actress
It's funny how the ruthless, murderous gangster has really been romanticized by the media. I mean, I grew up watching the 'Godfathers' and 'Scarface,' and they were the coolest. They're just really interesting stories with great characters. They're rock stars.
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Jaron Lanier
American Artist
I view advertising as being this romanticizing element that helps us appreciate, understand and enjoy how remarkable it is that we've been able to do so much, and learn so much. I view it as really vital, even though sometimes it can be really annoying.
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Ruth Reichl
American Chef
There is that romanticized idea of what a bookstore can be, what a library can be, what a shop can be. And to me, they are that. These are places that open doors into other worlds if only you're open to them.
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David Harbour
American Actor
I have one thing to say about the mental asylum. I've romanticized two things in my life, and both have fallen short. One is being in a mental asylum. Really, really not as fun as you think it is.
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Dennis Skinner
British Politician
I never, ever romanticise life in the pit. It was a hard, dirty, noisy, tiring, dangerous job in a confined space, a very dark world with no toilets or running water to drink or wash with.
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John Nettles
British Actor
But, in real life, I'm not a sex symbol. I'm popular with female viewers, but television is fantasy land. People watching don't see the real person; they see a romanticised image.
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John Lasseter
American Director
Today, among little girls especially, princesses and the romanticised ideal they represent - finding the man of your dreams - have a limited shelf life.
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Laura Marling
English Musician
The romanticised life, where all the great poetry and music and art of the world comes from, is great but it requires a lot of self-indulgence.
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Anne Roiphe
Journalist
Romanticizing the act of writing or any other art is not very helpful to the artist or the art. It's much better if one simply does.
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Mahira Khan
Pakistani Actress
I romanticise every moment of my life, and that is why I have fallen in love with life.
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Elena Satine
Georgian Actress
It's funny how the ruthless, murderous gangster has really been romanticized by the media. I mean, I grew up watching the 'Godfathers' and 'Scarface,' and they were the coolest. They're just really interesting stories with great characters. They're rock stars.
Quote examples
Jaron Lanier
American Artist
I view advertising as being this romanticizing element that helps us appreciate, understand and enjoy how remarkable it is that we've been able to do so much, and learn so much. I view it as really vital, even though sometimes it can be really annoying.
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Ruth Reichl
American Chef
There is that romanticized idea of what a bookstore can be, what a library can be, what a shop can be. And to me, they are that. These are places that open doors into other worlds if only you're open to them.
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David Harbour
American Actor
I have one thing to say about the mental asylum. I've romanticized two things in my life, and both have fallen short. One is being in a mental asylum. Really, really not as fun as you think it is.
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Dennis Skinner
British Politician
I never, ever romanticise life in the pit. It was a hard, dirty, noisy, tiring, dangerous job in a confined space, a very dark world with no toilets or running water to drink or wash with.
Quote examples
John Nettles
British Actor
But, in real life, I'm not a sex symbol. I'm popular with female viewers, but television is fantasy land. People watching don't see the real person; they see a romanticised image.
Quote examples
John Lasseter
American Director
Today, among little girls especially, princesses and the romanticised ideal they represent - finding the man of your dreams - have a limited shelf life.
Quote examples
Laura Marling
English Musician
The romanticised life, where all the great poetry and music and art of the world comes from, is great but it requires a lot of self-indulgence.
Quote examples
Anne Roiphe
Journalist
Romanticizing the act of writing or any other art is not very helpful to the artist or the art. It's much better if one simply does.
Quote examples
Mahira Khan
Pakistani Actress
I romanticise every moment of my life, and that is why I have fallen in love with life.
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