deromanticize

deromanticize
To strip of romance; to make realistic rather than wishfully ideal.

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  • deromanticize — /dee roh man teuh siz /, v.t., deromanticized, deromanticizing. to remove the romantic, ideal, or heroic aura from. Also, esp. Brit., deromanticise. [DE + ROMANTICIZE] * * * …   Universalium

  • deromanticize — de·romanticize …   English syllables

  • deromanticize — ¦dēˌ transitive verb Etymology: de + romanticize : to remove the romance from : make mundane * * * /dee roh man teuh siz /, v.t., deromanticized, deromanticizing. to remove the romantic, ideal, or heroic aura from. Also, esp. Brit., deromanticise …   Useful english dictionary

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