Definition of "romanticize"

romanticize

verb
third-person singular simple present romanticizes, present participle romanticizing, simple past and past participle romanticized
1. (transitive) To interpret, view, or portray something in a romantic (unrealistic, idealized) manner.
  Quotations
  While we might have a tendency to romanticize the past, the reality is that cooking was often a monotonous, arduous, thankless task required to keep the family fed.
  2016, Jayson Lusk, Unnaturally Delicious, page 47
2. (intransitive) To think or act in a romantic manner.