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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From Gordon Gekko and Jordan Belfort to Logan Roy and Bobby Axelrod, Hollywood and the media have glamorized the wealthy who have conquered the investment banking world.
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Gene Marks, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
The videos, often made in a day-in-the-life format popular with vloggers, sought to glamorize daily life in Neom’s industrial apartments and a dining hall that drew comparisons on social media to prisons and military bases.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 25 Sep. 2024
Unlike many in country music who tend to glamorize every second of America’s past, Rice wanted to start seeing the other side.
—Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2024
Denis O'Hare's Liz Taylor is the show's first transgender character, and is famously glamorized by none other than Lady Gaga's character, the Countess.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2024
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Gene Marks, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
The videos, often made in a day-in-the-life format popular with vloggers, sought to glamorize daily life in Neom’s industrial apartments and a dining hall that drew comparisons on social media to prisons and military bases.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 25 Sep. 2024
Unlike many in country music who tend to glamorize every second of America’s past, Rice wanted to start seeing the other side.
—Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2024
Denis O'Hare's Liz Taylor is the show's first transgender character, and is famously glamorized by none other than Lady Gaga's character, the Countess.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Glamorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glamorize. Accessed 5 Nov. 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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