romanticise
romanticise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of romanticize.
Meaning of romanticize
Verb
romanticize (third-person singular simple present romanticizes, present participle romanticizing, simple past and past participle romanticized)
- To interpret, view, or portray something in a romantic (unrealistic, idealized) manner.
- 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.2016, Jayson Lusk, Unnaturally Delicious, →ISBN, page 47
- Synonyms:
- glamorize
- To think or act in a romantic manner.
Forms of romanticise
| third-person singular present | romanticises |
|---|---|
| present participle | romanticising |
| past participle | romanticised |
| past | romanticised |
Origin of romanticise
From romantic + -ise.
Words formed from romanticise
Questions about romanticise
- What is romanticise the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of?
- Romanticise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of romanticize.
Words near romanticise in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: romanticise (page history and authors); romanticize (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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