1. to make something appear beautiful or artistic; to treat something as an object of aesthetic appreciation
Usage: formal

Examples

• The designer sought to aestheticize the industrial space with carefully chosen lighting.
• Critics argued that the museum’s display aestheticized violence by presenting weapons as art objects.
• Social media platforms encourage users to aestheticize their daily lives through filters and staging.
• The photographer’s goal was to aestheticize ordinary street scenes.
• Some worry that gentrification aestheticizes poverty while displacing residents.
• The restaurant aestheticized its simple dishes with elaborate plating techniques.