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单词 glamorize
释义

glamorize

verb

glam·​or·​ize ˈgla-mə-ˌrīz How to pronounce glamorize (audio)
variants or less commonly glamourize
glamorized; glamorizing

transitive verb

1
: to look upon or depict as glamorous : romanticize
the novel glamorizes war
2
: to make glamorous
glamorize the living room
glamorization
ˌgla-mə-rə-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce glamorize (audio)
noun
glamorizer
ˈgla-mə-ˌrī-zər How to pronounce glamorize (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • glamour (up)
  • glorify
  • idealize
  • romanticize
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Example Sentences

The movie was criticized for glamorizing crime and violence. a novel that glamorizes war
Recent Examples on the Web Others complained that the pictures seemed to glamorize war. Tiffany Ap, Quartz, 29 July 2022 Many nutritionists, journalists, and body-positive activists worry that Kardashian’s crash diet might inadvertently glamorize unhealthy weight loss. Laken Brooks, Forbes, 5 May 2022 Producers make an effort not to glamorize violence on the show. Janaya Wecker, Town & Country, 10 June 2022 Our goal is not to glamorize it, but to try and humanize it. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 1 June 2022 The restaurant's original owner, Peppino Leoni, was among the first to glamorize Italian cooking. Janelle Davis, CNN, 22 May 2022 And headlines swirling around the internet about her weight loss helped to glamorize the speedy transformation. Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY, 3 May 2022 All humans have a tendency to glamorize their own genesis stories, right? John Detrixhe, Quartz, 2 Dec. 2021 There’s a tendency to glamorize war that Will rejects, but also to elevate the average over the uncommon. John Tamny, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

glamour + -ize

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined at sense 1

glamorize

verb

variants also glamourize
as in to idealize
to represent or think of as better than reality would warrant most people glamorize fame, not thinking of the lack of privacy that accompanies it

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • idealize
  • romanticize
  • idolize
  • glorify
  • soften
  • glamour (up)
  • poeticize
  • euphemize
  • sweeten
  • ennoble
  • canonize
  • dignify
  • aggrandize
  • heroize
  • heroicize
  • adulate
  • deify
  • enthrone
  • enshrine
  • magnify

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • minimize
  • denigrate
  • disparage
  • decry
  • deglamorize
  • belittle
  • deprecate
  • put down
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