romanticize

 
Pronunciation: /rə(ʊ)ˈmantɪsʌɪz/
(also romanticise)

verb

[with object]
  • 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 non-industrial societies [no object]: she was romanticizing about the past

Derivatives

romanticization

Pronunciation: /-ˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/
noun