verb (used with object), ro·man·ti·cized, ro·man·ti·ciz·ing. to make romantic; invest with a romantic character: Many people romanticize the role of an editor.

Is it romanticize or romanticise?

As verbs the difference between romanticise and romanticize

is that romanticise is while romanticize is to interpret or view something in a romantic (unrealistic, idealized) manner.

What is Romanticization in literature?

Specifically, in literature, romanticization is what elevates characters from their simple realistic motives into complex subjects that represent a greater aspect of the human essence.