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Definition of glamorize verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

glamorize

verb
 
/ˈɡlæməraɪz/
 
/ˈɡlæməraɪz/
(British English also glamorise)
(usually disapproving)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they glamorize
 
/ˈɡlæməraɪz/
 
/ˈɡlæməraɪz/
he / she / it glamorizes
 
/ˈɡlæməraɪzɪz/
 
/ˈɡlæməraɪzɪz/
past simple glamorized
 
/ˈɡlæməraɪzd/
 
/ˈɡlæməraɪzd/
past participle glamorized
 
/ˈɡlæməraɪzd/
 
/ˈɡlæməraɪzd/
-ing form glamorizing
 
/ˈɡlæməraɪzɪŋ/
 
/ˈɡlæməraɪzɪŋ/
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  1. glamorize somebody/something to make somebody/something appear attractive or exciting, especially something that is actually bad
    • Television tends to glamorize violence.
    • These are real-looking kids and parents, not glamorized Hollywood extras.
See glamorize in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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