glamorize

to represent or think of as better than reality would warrant <most people glamorize fame, not thinking of the lack of privacy that accompanies it> Synonyms idealize (also glamourize), glamour (up), glorify, romanticizeRelated Words heroicize, heroize; euphemize, poeticize, soften, sweeten; adulate, canonize, deify, idolize; aggrandize, dignify, ennoble, enshrine, enthrone, magnifyNear Antonyms belittle, decry, denigrate, deprecate, disparage, minimize, put downAntonyms deglamorize