glamorize

especially British, glam·our·ise
Or glam·our·ize

[glam-uh-rahyz]

verb (used with object)

glamorized, glamorizing 

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

Other Word Forms

• glamorization noun
• glamorizer noun
• overglamorize verb (used with object)
• overglamourize verb (used with object)
• unglamorized adjective
• unglamourized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of glamorize¹

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

Example Sentences

"It's very glamorized, and it feels very professional and fun," said Grace Stark, a world 100m bronze medallist in Tokyo last month.

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But as the One Who Needs to Be Noticed, Impacciatore’s Esmeralda does have more than a little Michael Scott in her, though turned up to 11, insanely glamorized and in an Italian accent.

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Booth glamorizes the hustle, but Lincoln lived the dangers.

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The case stems from a lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles alleging that the unit was run by a “SWAT Mafia” of influential veteran cops who “glamorize the use of lethal force.”

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Our blood-engorged media — video games, music, the big and small screens — don’t just normalize violence but glamorize and celebrate it.

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Related Words

• adorn 
• bedeck 
• decorate