to glamorize
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5.8
- verb
- /ˈɡlæməˌraɪz/
- US
:
idealizar
- Yeah, but your songs, they glamorize the lifestyle of gangs, guns, drugs.
You know how much did that play a role in glamorizing what you do?
- You know how much did that play a role in glamorizing what you do?
- I didn't have to glamorise it, sensationalise it.
- Yeah, dude, they like glamorize that in any way.
- No bitch ass motherfuckers, we glamorize being strong.
- This video is not to put off everyone or to glamorize anything or to say it's bad.
- But you know, I don't want to glamorize it.
- You know, to what extent am I platforming someone and glamorizing someone?
- For me, it's I'm the one actually trying to do what the news I think is glamorizing or sensationalizing.
- We've we've glamorized these companies that are, don't have business fundamentals.
- So when the wisdom of psychopaths came out, people, you know, who were, you know, the, the haters, as it were, we're saying Dutton's trying to, you know, glamorise psychopaths.
- Like, I know I shouldn't be glamorizing narcos and drug dealers, but if you've seen that show, Queen of the South, I feel like that's me, babes.
Examples
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This video is not to put off everyone or to glamorize anything or to say it's bad.
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The film glamorizes the life of a rock star, making it seem more exciting than it truly is.
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Certainly in the old studio days, the studios did a lot to try to glamorize their stars.
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You know, I think a lot of people start smokin' because it's glamorized... like Hollywood and the movies, you know?
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I just don't like to glamorize that lifestyle because I regret a lot of things I've done over the years and a lot of people have died.
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What do you think the fascination is with shows like "Weeds" and "Breaking Bad" in glamorizing small-time drug dealers?
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Scorsese is often accused of glamorizing violence, but the on-screen beatings and killings are never stylized or prettified.
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Many advertisements glamorize luxury cars, creating an image of a wealthy lifestyle.
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Some critics argue that reality TV glamorizes superficial behavior and unrealistic standards.
Synonyms
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3.1
To say something is larger, better, or worse than it really is
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5.2
To make a person or thing seem better and more important than they really are
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4.4
To promote something with exaggerated, flashy advertising to get attention
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4.2
To make something seem more important or bigger than it really is
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4.6
To make something seem more important or serious than it really is
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6.7
Make something seem more attractive and ideal than it really is
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4.2
To make something seem more exciting or important than it really is
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5.8
To think someone or something is more perfect than they really are
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2.9
Make something look better than it really is
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6.8
To make stories seem more exciting than they are
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5.6
To make something seem bigger or more important than it really is
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4.3
Make something seem more important or impressive than it is
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9.5
To make something seem more important by adding details or exaggerating
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8.6
To dress or decorate in a fancy way to look nicer
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5.8
Praise something more than it really deserves
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7.7
To say something was a legend or better than it really was by ignoring faults
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6.9
To make something seem more exciting or attractive than it really is
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6.9
Make something seem more emotional or romantic than it really is
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6.8
Make yourself or someone more stylish using clothes and makeup
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5.0
Make something look more attractive, often only on the surface
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6.3
Make something seem more attractive than it really is
Make something look more attractive by adding decorations
To make something look bright but not really valuable
To make something look better than it is to trick people
To make something seem more emotional and dramatic than it is
To make something more dramatic and like a stage show
Describe something as more important or impressive than it really is
To make something seem more sentimental or fake than it really is
To make something sound like a poem or more beautiful than it really is
To make something look more beautiful or artistic
To make someone seem like a hero by praising them too much
To make someone seem like a god or without faults
Antonyms
How Glamorous
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5.8
- US
23
6.7
- US
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5.8
10
6.3
22
4.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word glamorize comes from glamour, which once meant 'magic' or 'enchantment', and the ending -ize, which means 'to make'. So to glamorize something is like putting a 'magic' shine on it to make it look more attractive or more exciting than it really is.