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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • intransitive verb To view or interpret romantically; make romantic.
  • intransitive verb To think in a romantic way.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To behave in a romantic or sentimental way.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb transitive To make something romantic or to view something in a romantic manner
  • verb intransitive To think or act in a romantic manner

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb interpret romantically
  • verb make romantic in style
  • verb act in a romantic way

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