Wiktionary
vb. (alternative spelling of sentimentalize English)
WordNet
v. make (someone or something) sentimental or imbue with sentimental qualities; "Too much poetry sentimentalizes the mind"; "These experiences have sentimentalized her" [syn: sentimentalize]
look at with sentimentality or turn into an object of sentiment; "Don't sentimentalize the past events" [syn: sentimentalize]
act in a sentimental way or indulge in sentimental thoughts or expression [syn: sentimentalize, sentimentize, sentimentise]
Usage examples of "sentimentalise".
Howard would have sentimentalised into two or three verses over these.
I had confined my sentimentalising to that young French-Canadian mother, and her dirty little boy who ate the pea-nut shells.
I protest that it was very dear to me, and that, at the end of a long morning devoted to my office-desk, I have often felt as if I had contributed less to the common cause than I have felt after moralizing or, if you please, sentimentalising half an hour with my friend.