poeticize
/poʊˈɛtɪsaɪz/
verb
- To describe or express something in a beautiful, imaginative, or emotional way, as if it were poetry.
- The writer tried to poeticize the simple act of making breakfast.
- The filmmaker poeticized the city's ordinary streets with soft lighting and slow music.
- She poeticized her childhood memories in a way that made them seem magical.
- To make something seem more romantic or idealistic than it really is.
- The movie poeticizes war, showing only the heroism and not the horror.
- Some people poeticize their past relationships, forgetting the bad times.
- He tends to poeticize his job as a farmer, ignoring the hard physical labor.
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