Verb
To regard in a sentimental manner; as, to sentimentalize a subject.
To think or act in a sentimental manner, or like a sentimentalist; to affect exquisite sensibility.
Source: Webster's dictionaryWar is wretched beyond description, and only a fool or a fraud could sentimentalize its cruel reality. John McCain
Don't sentimentalize the past events Source: Internet
Too much poetry sentimentalizes the mind Source: Internet
These experiences have sentimentalized her Source: Internet