aestheticize

verb

aes·​thet·​i·​cize es-ˈthe-tə-ˌsīz 

is-

variants or less commonly estheticize

aestheticized; aestheticizing

transitive verb

: to make aesthetic

Examples of aestheticize in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Either way, the urge to aestheticize work remains. —Lora Kelley, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2023

But while Nomadland presents an elegiac portrait of an underclass who celebrate their dignity despite their conditions, Lapsis, with sweaty, bumbling Ray flailing through all its otherwise-bucolic nature shots, is less inclined to aestheticize precarity. —Kate Knibbs, Wired, 25 Feb. 2021

Nolan's greatest feat, perhaps, is his ability to aestheticize the liminal space between dreams and reality. —Randall Colburn, EW.com, 12 July 2022

Kvedaravičius, as a filmmaker, doesn’t aestheticize the war. —Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 May 2022

This extinction engine does not sentimentalize or aestheticize the materials of the world. —Anne Boyer, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2021

This includes not only his detractors but also many of his extremely online supporters, who lovingly aestheticize his hair and meme him as an action hero. —Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2020

Word History

Etymology

aesthetic entry 1 + -ize

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for aestheticize

• actualize
• antagonize
• apologise
• apologize
• capitalize
• categorize
• characterize
• commercialize
• conceptualize
• contrariwise
• criminalize
• decentralize