sentimentise vs behave

sentimentise and behave both are verbs.

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

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

sentimentise: act in a sentimental way or indulge in sentimental thoughts or expression
behave: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself

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

sentimentise (verb)	behave (verb)
act in a sentimental way or indulge in sentimental thoughts or expression	behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
	behave well or properly