Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense glamorizes, present participle glamorizing, past tense, past participle glamorizedregional note: in BRIT, also use glamorise
verb
If someone glamorizes something, they make it look or seem more attractive than it really is, especially in a film, book, or programme.
[disapproval]
Filmmakers have often been accused of glamorizing organized crime. [VERB noun]
...a glamorised view of the past. [VERB-ed]
glamorize in British English
or glamorise (ˈɡlæməˌraɪz), sometimes glamourize or glamourise
verb
(transitive)
to cause to be or seem glamorous; romanticize or beautify
Derived forms
glamorization (ˌglamoriˈzation) or glamorisation (ˌglamoriˈsation)
noun
glamorizer (ˈglamorˌizer) or glamoriser (ˈglamorˌiser)
noun
glamorize in American English
(ˈglæmərˌaɪz)
US
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈglamorˌized or ˈglamorˌizing
to make glamorous
Derived forms
glamorization (ˌglamoriˈzation)
noun
Examples of 'glamorize' in a sentence
glamorize
And what this film glamorizes is the betrayal of personal and civic loyalties.