glamorize

or glam·our·ize

[ glam-uh-rahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, glam·or·ized, glam·or·iz·ing.

1. to make glamorous.
2. to glorify or romanticize:

   an adventure film that tended to glamorize war.

glamorize

/ ˈɡlæməˌraɪz /

verb

1. tr to cause to be or seem glamorous; romanticize or beautify

Derived Forms

• ˌglamoriˈzation, noun
• ˈglamorˌizer, noun

Other Words From

• glamor·i·zation noun
• glamor·izer noun
• over·glamor·ize verb (used with object) overglamorized overglamorizing
• over·glamour·ize verb (used with object) overglamourized overglamourizing
• un·glamor·ized adjective
• un·glamour·ized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of glamorize¹

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40; glamor ( def ) + -ize

Example Sentences

It took living in a place where work is glamorized and rest is discouraged for me to appreciate casariyo.

From Washington Post

We have, in a very real sense, over-glamorized the food that we eat.

From Eater

To some, the film was just a glamorized portrayal of “thug life” and an inaccurate characterization of young men growing up in the hood.

From Essence.com

Our whole culture glamorizes the grind, the hard work so when something like a global pandemic comes along and we are left with nothing but our unemployed selves and the distorted world of social media, it is easy to feel like we are inadequate.

From Time

Tom leads us from the rough tough 1970s through the rise of yuppies and yuppified, glamorized outer boroughs, the birth of hip hop and Bloomberg terminals, and the international super-luxury Manhattan of today.

From Freakonomics

“I just wanted to make it realistic and not glamorize life,” she said.

From The Daily Beast

As Joe, Gainsbourg makes no effort to glamorize the truth, but she makes all the effort to honor the truth.

From The Daily Beast

I strongly believe that the show does not glamorize teen pregnancy.

From The Daily Beast

And the human mind always seems to magnify the present difficulties, and glamorize the possible future.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• adorn
• bedeck
• decorate