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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.
  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


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Derived Forms

  • ˌglamoriˈzation, noun
  • ˈglamorˌizer, noun

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Other Words From

  • glamor·i·zation noun
  • glamor·izer noun
  • over·glamor·ize verb (used with object) overglamorized overglamorizing
  • over·glamour·ize verb (used with object) overglamourized overglamourizing
  • un·glamor·ized adjective
  • un·glamour·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.

As Joe, Gainsbourg makes no effort to glamorize the truth, but she makes all the effort to honor the truth.

I 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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