romanticize vs behave

romanticize and behave both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
romanticize	No	No	Yes	No
behave	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, behave is a hypernym of romanticize; that is, behave is a word with a broader meaning than romanticize:

romanticize: act in a romantic way
behave: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself

Other hypernyms of romanticize include acquit, act, bear, carry, comport, conduct, deport, do.

romanticize (verb)	behave (verb)
act in a romantic way	behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
make romantic in style	behave well or properly
interpret romantically