glamorize

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈglæməraɪz/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈglæməˌraɪz/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(glam′ə rīz′)

Inflections of 'glamorize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
glamorizes
v 3rd person singular (US & UK)
glamorizing
v pres p (US & UK)
glamorized
v past (US & UK)
glamorized
v past p (US & UK)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
glam•or•ize or glam•our•ize /ˈglæməˌraɪz/USA pronunciation   v. [~ + object], -ized, -iz•ing. 
  1. to make glamorous;
    romanticize:a film that glamorizes violence.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
glam•or•ize  (glam′ə rīz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -ized, -iz•ing. 
  1. to make glamorous.
  2. to glorify or romanticize:an adventure film that tended to glamorize war.
Also, glam′our•ize′;
 [esp. Brit.,] glam′our•ise′. 
  • glamor + -ize 1935–40, American.
glam′or•i•za′tion, n. 
glam′or•iz′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
glamorize, glamorise /ˈɡlæməˌraɪz/ (sometimes) glamourize, glamourise vb
  1. (transitive) to cause to be or seem glamorous; romanticize or beautify
ˌglamoriˈzation, ˌglamoriˈsation n
'glamorize' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
deglamorize

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