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What does it mean romanticizing something?

Asked by mazingerz88 (29170points) 2 hours ago from iPhone

Which things are fine to romanticize and which are not? Thanks.

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To pretty something up – make it sound better than it is.

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I think people romanticize the 1920’s. They talk about the fun of the speakeasy’s, flappers, women smoking and drinking, when in reality, most of America was starving and couldn’t find jobs.

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