glamorize
verb
glam·or·ize
ˈgla-mə-ˌrīz 
variants
or less commonly glamourize
glamorized; glamorizing
1
: to look upon or depict as glamorous : romanticize
the novel glamorizes war
2
: to make glamorous
glamorize the living room
Examples of glamorize in a Sentence
The movie was criticized for glamorizing crime and violence.
a novel that glamorizes war
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Lauren Huff, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2024
Price wasn’t one to glamorize childhood, having endured a tough upbringing that included boarding school in Switzerland.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Aug. 2024
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Lauren Huff, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2024
Price wasn’t one to glamorize childhood, having endured a tough upbringing that included boarding school in Switzerland.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Aug. 2024
The Carhartt brand is such an iconic and legendary American men’s workwear brand that’s not necessarily glamorized in a way that felt really right for Lily.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 12 Aug. 2024
Your Clothing Storage with This Clothing Rack Mount this industrial clothing rack to the wall to glamorize and modernize your clothing storage.
—Savannah Smith, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Glamorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glamorize. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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glamorize
verb
glam·or·ize
variants
also glamourize
glamorized; glamorizing
1
: to make glamorous
2
: to present so as to seem glamorous
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