verb
- to make something seem more attractive, exciting, or impressive than it really is
Usage: third person singular present tense of 'glamourize'; often used critically to suggest misleading or unrealistic portrayal
Examples
- The movie glamourizes the life of a criminal without showing the real consequences.
- Social media often glamourizes wealth and luxury in ways that are unrealistic.
- The advertisement glamourizes smoking by associating it with sophistication.
- She glamourizes her job in interviews, but the work is actually quite routine.
- The documentary glamourizes war, failing to depict its true horrors.
- Fashion magazines glamourize unhealthy body standards for young readers.