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What is the verb for emotion?

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emote
  1. (intransitive) To display emotions openly, especially while acting.
  2. (Internet) To perform a virtual action, presented to other users as reported speech, rather than sending a direct message.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. exaggerate, overact, overplay, act, dramatise, dramatize, overdramatize, express emotion, ham it up, melodramatize, ham, caricature, travesty, theatricalize, burlesque, overdo it, chew up the scenery, tear a cat, chew the scenery, lay it on thick, overdo, overemphasize, pile it on, overemphasise, lay it on with a trowel, mug, blow up out of all proportion, catastrophize, make a mountain out of a molehill, overstate the case, give someone a sob story, make a production of, camp it up, overplay it, go overboard, overstate, magnify, overstress, hyperbolize, overdraw, stretch, overpitch, accentuate, overuse, maximize, blow out of proportion, get carried away, labor at, point up, accent … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “And somehow, those wooden puppets managed to emote more than the actors in this humdrum movie.”
emotionalize
  1. To give something an emotional quality.
  2. To make an emotional display.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. sentimentalise, sentimentalize, idealise, idealize, gush, romanticise, romanticize, glamorise, glamorize, wax lyrical, daydream, swoon, moon, fantasize, dream, rhapsodize, rhapsodise, fantasise, romance, pine, hallucinate, languish, mope, brood, fancy, contemplate, imagine, muse, yearn, be in a reverie, be in a brown study, woolgather, stargaze, envision, act romantically, be in love, conceive, be head over heels, be romantic, lose your head, lie, exaggerate, tell stories, look at through rose-colored glasses, let your imagination run away with you, be economical with the truth, stretch the truth, think romantically, view through rose-tinted glasses, build castles in the air … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “She can feel as well as think and so can emotionalize the printed page.”
      “He said that PPP's leadership wants to emotionalize the case aiming at to get masses' sympathy as the government was doing it for last few months.”
emotionalise
  1. Alternative spelling of emotionalize
emotionalizes
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of emotionalize
  2. Synonyms:
      3. sentimentalises, sentimentalizes, idealises, idealizes, gushes, romanticises, romanticizes, glamorises, glamorizes, waxs lyrical, daydreams, swoons, moons, fantasizes, dreams, rhapsodizes, fantasises, rhapsodises, romances, pines, acts romantically, mopes, broods, languishes, yearns, hallucinates, loses your head, muses, imagines, fancies, contemplates, woolgathers, envisions, stargazes, conceives, lies, exaggerates, stretches the truth, thinks romantically, builds castles in the air, tells stories, makes up stories, looks at through rose-colored glasses, views through rose-tinted glasses, lets your imagination run away with you … more
emotionalises
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of emotionalise
emotionalised
  1. simple past tense and past participle of emotionalise
emotionalized
  1. simple past tense and past participle of emotionalize
  2. Synonyms:
      3. sentimentalised, sentimentalized, idealised, idealized, gushed, romanticised, romanticized, glamorised, glamorized, waxed lyrical, daydreamed, daydreamt, swooned, mooned, fantasized, dreamt, dreamed, rhapsodized, rhapsodised, fantasised, romanced, let your imagination run away with you, pined, hallucinated, languished, moped, brooded, imagined, mused, contemplated, fancied, lied, exaggerated, yearned, stargazed, envisioned, woolgathered, conceived, made up stories, told stories, lost your head, viewed through rose-tinted glasses, stretched the truth, thought romantically, looked at through rose-colored glasses, built castles in the air, acted romantically, laid, lay … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “If you were emotionalized, you saw him clearly as the fuhrer, but anyone who was reasonable and logical was seen as the enemy.”
      “This union exalted him, wore away the rough edges of his character, emotionalized his mental life.”
      “As a result, their collective memory of the revolutionary era is emotionalized and sensualized.”
emotes
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of emote
  2. Synonyms:
      3. exaggerates, overacts, overplays, acts, dramatises, dramatizes, overdramatizes, expresses emotion, hams it up, melodramatizes, hams, burlesques, caricatures, travesties, theatricalizes, chews up the scenery, chews the scenery, tears a cat, overdoes it, lays it on thick, lays it on with a trowel, piles it on, mugs, blows up out of all proportion, overdoes, overstates the case, gives someone a sob story, makes mountains out of molehills, catastrophizes, overemphasises, camps it up, makes a production of, overplays it, goes overboard, overemphasizes, play-acts, impersonates, performs, plays, portrays, does, personates, enacts, mimics, represents, mimes, personifies … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “But, his thesping is not up to the character and the film weakens when he mutteringly emotes.”
      “Find a list of common emotes when you click the smiley face icon second from the left on your tool bar.”
      “Some default emotes will also h a v e p l a y e r a n i m a t i o n s attached to them.”
emotionalising
  1. present participle of emotionalise
emotionalizing
  1. present participle of emotionalize
  2. Synonyms:
      3. sentimentalising, sentimentalizing, idealising, idealizing, gushing, romanticising, romanticizing, glamorising, glamorizing, waxing lyrical, daydreaming, swooning, mooning, fantasizing, dreaming, rhapsodizing, rhapsodising, fantasising, romancing, pining, acting romantically, brooding, moping, languishing, yearning, hallucinating, losing your head, contemplating, musing, fancying, imagining, woolgathering, envisioning, stargazing, conceiving, lying, exaggerating, looking at through rose-colored glasses, letting your imagination run away with you, viewing through rose-tinted glasses, making up stories, telling stories, stretching the truth, thinking romantically, building castles in the air … more
emoted
  1. simple past tense and past participle of emote
  2. Synonyms:
      3. exaggerated, overacted, overplayed, acted, dramatised, dramatized, overdramatized, expressed emotion, hammed it up, melodramatized, hammed, travestied, theatricalized, burlesqued, caricatured, chewed the scenery, chewed up the scenery, torn a cat, overdone it, tore a cat, overdid it, laid it on thick, laid it on with a trowel, piled it on, overplayed it, overemphasized, catastrophized, mugged, made a production of, overstated the case, overemphasised, camped it up, made a mountain out of a molehill, went overboard, gone overboard, overdone, overdid, blown up out of all proportion, given someone a sob story, gave someone a sob story, blew up out of all proportion, play-acted, impersonated, performed, played, portrayed, did, done, personated, enacted … more
emoting
  1. present participle of emote
  2. Synonyms:
      3. exaggerating, overacting, overplaying, acting, dramatising, dramatizing, overdramatizing, expressing emotion, hamming it up, melodramatizing, hamming, travestying, caricaturing, burlesquing, theatricalizing, chewing the scenery, chewing up the scenery, tearing a cat, overdoing it, laying it on thick, piling it on, laying it on with a trowel, mugging, blowing up out of all proportion, giving someone a sob story, overdoing, making a mountain out of a molehill, catastrophizing, overstating the case, going overboard, making a production of, camping it up, overemphasising, overplaying it, overemphasizing, play-acting, impersonating, performing, playing, portraying, doing, personating, enacting, mimicking, representing, miming, personifying … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “It's a documentary theater piece, so once the actors start emoting, it's over.”
      “But in the end the film is sunk by toe-curling dialogue and transparently awkward emoting.”
      “She does more emoting as an interviewer than most actors do in the course of an entire film.”
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