aestheticize

American  

[es-thet-i-sahyz] / ɛsˈθɛt ɪˌsaɪz /

especially British, aestheticise

verb (used with object)

aestheticized, aestheticizing

1. to depict as being pleasing or artistically beautiful; represent in an idealized or refined manner.

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Etymology

Origin of aestheticize

First recorded in 1895–1900; aesthetic ( def. ) + -ize ( def. )

Example Sentences

Even on the bigger, splashier international canvas of “The White Tiger,” there’s a becoming modesty to Bahrani’s filmmaking and a palpable reluctance to sensationalize or aestheticize his protagonist’s poverty.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2021

Sanders can aestheticize his practiced cantankerousness for laughs and sympathy without anyone asking if its a put-on.

From The Guardian • Mar. 7, 2020

“Mindhunter” doesn’t aestheticize or elevate the likes of Kemper.

From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2017

Those who need a little more guidance might try locating someone who can aestheticize.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2016

Perhaps as a result, the science had an austere implacability to it, and the art often seemed to aestheticize tragedy.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 1, 2014