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glamorize

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glam·or·ize also glam·our·ize  (glm-rz)
tr.v. glam·or·ized, glam·or·iz·ing, glam·or·iz·es
1. To make glamorous: tried to glamorize the bathroom with expensive fixtures.
2. To treat or portray in a romantic manner; idealize or glorify: a show that glamorizes police work.
glamor·i·zation (-r--zshn) n.
glamor·izer n.
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Verb1.glamorize - interpret romantically; "Don't romanticize this uninteresting and hard work!"
glamourise, romanticise, romanticize
idealise, idealize - consider or render as ideal; "She idealized her husband after his death"
2.glamorize - make glamorous and attractive; "This new wallpaper really glamorizes the living room!"
glamorise, glamourize, glamourise
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
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