sentimentalize
sentimentalise, v [I, Tn]
(derog 貶) speak or write sentimentally; treat (sb/sth) sentimentally 說或寫時表達柔懦情感; 以柔懦的情感對待(某人[某事物])
Don't sentimentalize when you talk about animals. 談論動物不必憂形於色.
This book sentimentalizes the suffering of the disabled. 這本書以柔懦的筆調渲染了殘疾人的痛苦.