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glamorize
or
glamourize
[
glam
-
uh
-rahyz]
/ˈglæm əˌraɪz/
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verb (used with object)
,
glamorized,
glamorizing.
1.
to make
glamorous
.
2.
to glorify or romanticize:
an adventure film that tended to glamorize war.
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Also,
especially British,
glamourise
.
Origin of
glamorize
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1935-1940
An Americanism dating back to
1935-40;
glamor
+
-ize
Related forms
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glamorization,
noun
glamorizer,
noun
overglamorize,
verb (used with object),
overglamorized,
overglamorizing.
overglamourize,
verb (used with object),
overglamourized,
overglamourizing.
unglamorized,
adjective
unglamourized,
adjective
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018.
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British Dictionary definitions for
glamourize
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glamorize
/
ˈɡlæməˌraɪz
/
verb
1.
(
transitive
) to cause to be or seem glamorous; romanticize or beautify
Derived Forms
glamorization,
glamorisation,
noun
glamorizer,
glamoriser,
noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word Origin and History for
glamourize
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glamorize
v.
also
glamourize
, 1901, from
glamor
+
-ize
. Related:
Glamorized
;
glamorizing
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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