balladizing
|bal-lad-iz-ing|
/bəˈlæd.aɪz/
(balladize)
make into a ballad; romanticize
Etymology
'balladize' originates from English, specifically from the word 'ballad' combined with the suffix '-ize' (ultimately from Greek '-izein' via Old French '-iser'), where 'ballad' meant 'a song or narrative poem' and the suffix '-ize' meant 'to make or render'.
'ballad' changed from Old French 'ballade' or Provençal 'balada' (meaning a dance-song) and ultimately from Late Latin/Latinized 'ballare' (to dance); the modern English verb 'balladize' was formed by attaching the productive suffix '-ize' to 'ballad' in later English.
Initially it meant 'to make into a ballad (a narrative song)'; over time it has also come to be used figuratively to mean 'to romanticize or sentimentalize' a subject.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the act or process of making something into a ballad; the practice of rendering events or stories in ballad form (also used figuratively for romanticizing).
Balladizing of historical events can sometimes obscure important facts.
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Verb 1
present participle or gerund form of 'balladize' (to make into a ballad; to present or treat something as a ballad; figuratively, to romanticize or sentimentalize).
The artist was balladizing his childhood memories into soft, nostalgic songs.
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Last updated: 2026/01/06 01:15