glamorize
or glam·our·ize
to make glamorous.
to glorify or romanticize: an adventure film that tended to glamorize war.
Origin of glamorize
1- Also especially British, glam·our·ise .
Other words from glamorize
- glam·or·i·za·tion, noun
- glam·or·iz·er, noun
- o·ver·glam·or·ize, verb (used with object), o·ver·glam·or·ized, o·ver·glam·or·iz·ing.
- o·ver·glam·our·ize, verb (used with object), o·ver·glam·our·ized, o·ver·glam·our·iz·ing.
- un·glam·or·ized, adjective
- un·glam·our·ized, adjective
Words Nearby glamorize
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How to use glamorize in a sentence
It took living in a place where work is glamorized and rest is discouraged for me to appreciate casariyo.
A Somali-style afternoon break for tea and sweets will soothe the spirit | Ifrah F. Ahmed | October 29, 2021 | Washington PostWe have, in a very real sense, over-glamorized the food that we eat.
Don’t Let Snobbery Keep You From the Beautiful Simplicity of Chili’s 2 for $25 Meal | Amy McCarthy | October 28, 2021 | EaterTo some, the film was just a glamorized portrayal of “thug life” and an inaccurate characterization of young men growing up in the hood.
‘Boyz n the Hood’ Still Holds A Cultural Impact 30 Years Later | Joe Colucci | July 2, 2021 | Essence.comOur whole culture glamorizes the grind, the hard work so when something like a global pandemic comes along and we are left with nothing but our unemployed selves and the distorted world of social media, it is easy to feel like we are inadequate.
When the Music Stops: An Actor on What She Learned About Self-Worth After a Year Without Applause | Susanna Schrobsdorff | May 17, 2021 | TimeTom leads us from the rough tough 1970s through the rise of yuppies and yuppified, glamorized outer boroughs, the birth of hip hop and Bloomberg terminals, and the international super-luxury Manhattan of today.
How Does New York City Keep Reinventing Itself? (Bonus) | Kurt Andersen | March 21, 2021 | Freakonomics
“I just wanted to make it realistic and not glamorize life,” she said.
As Joe, Gainsbourg makes no effort to glamorize the truth, but she makes all the effort to honor the truth.
Charlotte Gainsbourg’s Raw Performance in ‘Nymphomaniac’ Is Not About the Sex | Jimmy So | March 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI strongly believe that the show does not glamorize teen pregnancy.
And the human mind always seems to magnify the present difficulties, and glamorize the possible future.
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British Dictionary definitions for glamorize
glamorise or sometimes US glamourize
/ (ˈɡlæməˌraɪz) /
(tr) to cause to be or seem glamorous; romanticize or beautify
Derived forms of glamorize
- glamorization or glamorisation, noun
- glamorizer or glamoriser, noun
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