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View synonyms for glamorize
glamorize
or glam·our·ize
[ glam-uh-rahyz ]
verb (used with object)
, glam·or·ized, glam·or·iz·ing.
- to make glamorous.
- to glorify or romanticize:
an adventure film that tended to glamorize war.
glamorize
/ ˈɡlæməˌraɪz /
verb
- tr to cause to be or seem glamorous; romanticize or beautify
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Derived Forms
- ˌglamoriˈzation, noun
- ˈglamorˌizer, noun
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Other Words From
- glamor·i·zation noun
- glamor·izer noun
- over·glamor·ize verb (used with object) overglamorized overglamorizing
- over·glamour·ize verb (used with object) overglamourized overglamourizing
- un·glamor·ized adjective
- un·glamour·ized adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of glamorize1
An Americanism dating back to 1935–40; glamor ( def ) + -ize
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Example Sentences
“I just wanted to make it realistic and not glamorize life,” she said.
From The Daily Beast
As Joe, Gainsbourg makes no effort to glamorize the truth, but she makes all the effort to honor the truth.
From The Daily Beast
I strongly believe that the show does not glamorize teen pregnancy.
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And the human mind always seems to magnify the present difficulties, and glamorize the possible future.
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