1. made to conform to principles of beauty or artistic taste; given aesthetic qualities

1. past tense of aestheticize; to make aesthetic or beautiful; to treat something as a matter of aesthetics

Examples

• The museum’s aestheticized presentation of historical artifacts made them seem more like art than relics.
• Critics argued that the film aestheticized violence in a troubling way.
• The designer aestheticized the industrial space with careful lighting and minimal furniture.
• Social media has aestheticized everyday activities like eating and exercising.
• The photographer aestheticized urban decay through dramatic black and white compositions.
• The restaurant aestheticized simple ingredients into visually stunning dishes.