glam·or·ize
ˈgla-mə-ˌrīz 
variants
or less commonly glamourize
glamorized; glamorizing
1
: to look upon or depict as glamorous : romanticize
the novel glamorizes war
2
: to make glamorous
glamorize the living room
glam·or·iza·tion
ˌglamərə̇ˈzāshən
-ˌrīˈz-
plural -s
: the act of glamorizing or the process of being glamorized
Examples of glamorize in a Sentence
Verb
The movie was criticized for glamorizing crime and violence.
a novel that glamorizes war
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Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
10 June 2026
Where Bonnie and Clyde glamorizes its couple and their crimes, Loden renders Wanda passive and desultory in the lawless turn her life has taken.
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Air Mail,
23 May 2026
The plot is high-class soap opera, offered at a time when most composers were avoiding any subject that glamorized the bourgeoisie.
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Russell Platt,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
Even in the wake of the body positivity movement from the past few years, researchers are concerned about a cultural swing back to glamorizing thin-ness, pointing to the popularity – and possible misuse – of GLP-1s.
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Sam Woodward,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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Verb
The film neither glamorizes nor indicts Solanas, who Taylor humanizes without softening or sentimentalizing her.
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Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
10 June 2026
Where Bonnie and Clyde glamorizes its couple and their crimes, Loden renders Wanda passive and desultory in the lawless turn her life has taken.
—
Air Mail,
23 May 2026
The plot is high-class soap opera, offered at a time when most composers were avoiding any subject that glamorized the bourgeoisie.
—
Russell Platt,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
Even in the wake of the body positivity movement from the past few years, researchers are concerned about a cultural swing back to glamorizing thin-ness, pointing to the popularity – and possible misuse – of GLP-1s.
—
Sam Woodward,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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“Glamorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glamorize. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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glamorize
verb
glam·or·ize
variants
also glamourize
glamorized; glamorizing
1
: to make glamorous
2
: to present so as to seem glamorous
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