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deromanticize

deromanticize verb: to strip of romance; to make realistic rather than wishfully ideal.

Verb

deromanticize (third-person singular simple present deromanticizes, present participle deromanticizing, simple past and past participle deromanticized)

  1. (transitive) To strip of romance; to make realistic rather than wishfully ideal.

Forms of deromanticize

third-person singular presentderomanticizes
present participlederomanticizing
past participlederomanticized
pastderomanticized

Origin of deromanticize

From de- + romanticize.

Questions about deromanticize

What does deromanticize mean?
Deromanticize means to strip of romance; to make realistic rather than wishfully ideal.
What part of speech is deromanticize?
Deromanticize is a verb.
What is the past tense of deromanticize?
The past tense of deromanticize is deromanticized.

Words near deromanticize in the dictionary

  1. derogatory clauses
  2. deromanticise
  3. deromanticised
  4. deromanticises
  5. deromanticising
  6. deromanticize
  7. deromanticized
  8. deromanticizes
  9. deromanticizing
  10. Deronda
  11. deroof

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