glamorize

American

[glam-uh-rahyz] / ˈglæm əˌraɪz /

especially British, glamourise or glamourize

verb (used with object)

glamorized, glamorizing

to make glamorous.
to glorify or romanticize.

an adventure film that tended to glamorize war.

glamorize British

/ ˈɡlæməˌraɪz /

verb

(tr) to cause to be or seem glamorous; romanticize or beautify

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Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of glamorize

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

Example Sentences

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Michael Mann’s Ferrari may glamorize speed, but Mann isn’t shy about showing its consequences.

From Slate • Nov. 27, 2023

The Stones helped glamorize the Riviera for rock stars.

From Salon • Sep. 5, 2023

We expect that they have neatly stored and codified all of these documents so that we don’t have to; we can simply glamorize that code and conflate it with cinematic gesturing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2023

“Fourth Avenue Shallower” adds $700 million to past estimates, not counting any lid, nor renovations to glamorize Union Station and South Jackson Street.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2023

“I suppose I did glamorize it a bit,” he admitted.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

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