aestheticize
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of aestheticize
First recorded in 1895–1900; aesthetic ( def. ) + -ize ( def. )
Example Sentences
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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
The production, beautifully designed, does aestheticize women’s suffering, though it rarely romanticizes it.
From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2020
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
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