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de•ro•man•ti•cize
Pronunciation: (dē"rō-man'tu-siz"), [key]—
v.t., -cized, -ciz•ing.
to remove the romantic, ideal, or heroic aura from.
Also, esp. Brit.,de"ro•man'ti•cise".Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.