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glamorize

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • transitive verb To make glamorous.
  • transitive verb To treat or portray in a romantic manner; idealize or glorify.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb To make or give the appearance of being glamorous.
  • verb To glorify; to romanticize.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb make glamorous and attractive
  • verb interpret romantically

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Examples

  • I think that a lot of times, the media and the news sources kind of glamorize it a little bit too much.

    CNN Transcript Sep 23, 2007 2007

  • Alex added that it was easy to "glamorize" his substance use in the University's social scene.

    The Daily Princetonian, 2010-03-26 2010

  • I for one am not following the trial to "glamorize" the sorry excuse for a human being on trial and do not believe anyone finds anything glamorous about him.

    KAKE - HomePage - Headlines 2008

  • I for one am not following the trial to "glamorize" the sorry excuse for a human being on trial and do not believe anyone finds anything glamorous about him.

    KAKE - HomePage - Headlines 2008

  • I for one am not following the trial to "glamorize" the sorry excuse for a human being on trial and do not believe anyone finds anything glamorous about him.

    KAKE - HomePage - Headlines 2008

  • I for one am not following the trial to "glamorize" the sorry excuse for a human being on trial and do not believe anyone finds anything glamorous about him.

    KAKE - HomePage - Headlines 2008

  • I for one am not following the trial to "glamorize" the sorry excuse for a human being on trial and do not believe anyone finds anything glamorous about him.

    KAKE - HomePage - Headlines 2008

  • I for one am not following the trial to "glamorize" the sorry excuse for a human being on trial and do not believe anyone finds anything glamorous about him.

    KAKE - HomePage - Headlines 2008

  • I for one am not following the trial to "glamorize" the sorry excuse for a human being on trial and do not believe anyone finds anything glamorous about him.

    KAKE - HomePage - Headlines 2008

  • I find it sad and irresponsible that NBC would devote the time and money to a high-production-value series that attempts to glamorize a guy who has done more to give men a bad name than anyone I can think of.

    Tom Matlack: Playboy Shouldn't Be a Show Tom Matlack 2011

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synonyms (33)

Words with the same meaning

  1. adorn
  2. aggrandize
  3. apotheose
  4. apotheosize
  5. beatify
  6. beautify
  7. become one
  8. canonize
  9. crown
  10. decorate
  11. deify
  12. doll up
  13. elevate
  14. ennoble
  15. enshrine
  16. enthrone
  17. exalt
  18. glorify
  19. grace
  20. gussy up
  21. immortalize
  22. lionize
  23. magnify
  24. make legendary
  25. prettify
  26. pretty up
  27. raise
  28. saint
  29. sanctify
  30. set off
  31. set up
  32. throne
  33. uplift

hypernyms (5)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. alter
  2. change
  3. idealise
  4. idealize
  5. modify

forms (3)

Forms

  1. glamorized
  2. glamorizes
  3. glamorizing

rhymes (1)

Words with the same terminal sound

  1. samurais

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