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aestheticize
(redirected from aestheticises)

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aes·thet·i·cize also es·thet·i·cize  (s-tht-sz)
tr.v. aes·thet·i·cized also es·thet·i·cized, aes·thet·i·ciz·ing also es·thet·i·ciz·ing, aes·thet·i·ciz·es also es·thet·i·ciz·es
To depict in an idealized or artistic manner: "When they range too far from experience, aestheticize life too much, the pictures are disappointing" (Village Voice).
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Thus George Bush's rallying speech to the world after the terrorist attacks was made via an invisible teleprompter, revealing his essential lack of conviction or ability, while the avant-garde composer Stockhausen embodies the cultural decadence of the West when he aestheticises the destruction of the WTC as the `greatest ever work of performance art'.
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Li Ying aestheticises his footage by every possible means.
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