deglamorize

American  

[dee-glam-uh-rahyz] / diˈglæm əˌraɪz /

especially British, deglamorise or deglamourize

verb (used with object)

deglamorized, deglamorizing

1. to take away the glamour of; treat so as to reduce the attractiveness or status of.

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Other Word Forms

• deglamorization noun
• deglamourization noun

Etymology

Origin of deglamorize

First recorded in 1935–40; de- + glamorize

Example Sentences

In the same vein is a fascinating technique the filmmakers have come up with to further deglamorize the proceedings.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2019

She says they’ve also agreed to remove the bed from the treehouse and to deglamorize it compared to how it looked on TV to make it less houselike.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2017

Finally, that scene tells us that Wild will do whatever it takes to deglamorize Reese Witherspoon, an actress whose longtime association with perk and pluck this movie twists in interesting ways.

From Slate • Dec. 4, 2014

"The adding of sunspots from working in the fields, the dirt under my nails. It was adding on to deglamorize," Longoria of her transformation from pampered to impoverished.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2014

They make no attempt to either glamorize or deglamorize athletes and their hangers-on.

From Time Magazine Archive