emotionalize

emotionalize
emotional ADJECTIVE 1) relating to the emotions. 2) arousing or showing emotion. 3) easily affected by or readily displaying emotion.
DERIVATIVES emotionalism noun emotionality noun emotionalize (also emotionalise) verb emotionally adverb.

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  • Emotionalize — E*mo tion*al*ize, v. t. To give an emotional character to. [1913 Webster] Brought up in a pious family where religion was not talked about emotionalized, but was accepted as the rule of thought and conduct. Froude. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • emotionalize — (Amer.) e mo·tion·al·ize || ʃnÉ™laɪz v. make emotional, make overly dramatic, arouse the emotions (also emotionalise) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • emotionalize — [ē mō′shə nəl īz΄, imō′shə nəl īz΄] vt. emotionalized, emotionalizing to treat, present, or interpret in an emotional way emotionalization n …   English World dictionary

  • emotionalize —  ̷ ̷ˈmōshənəlˌīz, shnəˌliz transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) : to make emotional: as a. : to express in a way that arouses emotion concerned to get his idea across, not to emotionalize it Edith Hamilton b. : to place in inseparable association with… …   Useful english dictionary

  • emotionalize — transitive verb ( ized; izing) Date: 1879 to give an emotional quality to …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • emotionalize — /i moh sheuh nl uyz /, v.t., emotionalized, emotionalizing. to make emotional; treat as a matter of emotion. Also, esp. Brit., emotionalise. [1875 80; EMOTIONAL + IZE] * * * …   Universalium

  • emotionalize — verb a) To give something an emotional quality. b) To make an emotional display …   Wiktionary

  • emotionalize — Synonyms and related words: act, act as foil, appear, barnstorm, be theatrical, come out, emote, get top billing, gush, ham it up, make a scene, mime, pantomime, patter, perform, play, play the lead, playact, register, sentimentalize, sketch,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • emotionalize — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To make an emotional display: emote, gush. See FEELINGS …   English dictionary for students

  • emotionalize — v impassion, move, affect, touch, reach, strike a chord, kindle a feeling, play on [s.o. s] feelings or heartstrings; excite, agitate, upset, work up, disturb; rouse, inflame, fire up, enkindle, fan the flame …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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