Verb

• 1. make (someone or something) sentimental or imbue with sentimental qualities;

  "Too much poetry sentimentalizes the mind"

  "These experiences have sentimentalized her"

• 2. look at with sentimentality or turn into an object of sentiment;

  "Don't sentimentalize the past events"

• 3. act in a sentimental way or indulge in sentimental thoughts or expression