romanticize
ro·man·ti·cize / rōˈmantəˌsīz; rə-/ • v. [tr.] deal with or describe in an idealized or unrealistic fashion; make (something) seem better or more appealing than it really is: the tendency to romanticize nonindustrial societies| [intr.] she was romanticizing about the past. DERIVATIVES: ro·man·ti·ci·za·tion / rōˌmantəsəˈzāshən; rə-/ n.
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