Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

romanticize

/roʊˈmæntɪsaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables: ro-man-ti-cize
IPA: /roʊˈmæntɪsaɪz/

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To interpret, view, or portray something in a romantic (unrealistic, idealized) manner.

Transitive verb

verb

To think or act in a romantic manner.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"While we might have a tendency to romanticize the past, the reality is that cooking was often a monotonous, arduous, thankless task required to keep the family fed."

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin Rōma Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin Rōmānus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin rōmānicus Latin -ē Vulgar Latin rōmānicē Old French romanz Old French romauntder. English romant ▲ Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English romantic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English romanticize From romantic + -ize.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /roʊˈmæntɪsaɪz/
British English: /rə(ʊ)ˈmantɪsaɪz/

Usage

Inflected Forms

romanticizes (present, singular) romanticizing (participle, present) romanticized (participle, past) romanticized (past) romanticise (alternative)

Derived Forms

deromanticize overromanticize romanticizable romanticizer unromanticizing

Synonyms

glamorize romanticise glamourise

Rhymes With

fantasize

Questions

How do you pronounce romanticize?: The recorded pronunciation is /roʊˈmæntɪsaɪz/.
What does romanticize mean?: To interpret, view, or portray something in a romantic (unrealistic, idealized) manner.
Where does romanticize come from?: Etymology tree Latin Rōma Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin Rōmānus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin rōmānicus Latin -ē Vulgar Latin rōmānicē Old French romanz Old French romauntder. English romant ▲ Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English romantic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English romanticize From romantic + -ize.

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