Minimize and Romanticize

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Minimize

Minimize verb - To express scornfully one's low opinion of.
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Romanticize is an antonym for minimize.
Nearby Words: minimise, minimum, minimal, minimization, minimizing

Romanticize

Romanticize verb - To represent or think of as better than reality would warrant.
Usage example: he romanticized what life in a small town would be like, only to be later disappointed when reality intruded
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Minimize is an antonym for romanticize.
Nearby Words: romantic, romanticism, romanticise, romantically, romanticist
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