glam´or|i|za´tion

glam´or|i|za´tion
glam|or|ize «GLAM uh ryz», transitive verb, -ized, -iz|ing.
1. to make (someone or something) glamorous; glorify: »

This glamorizing of the presidency is the work of that bureaucratic elite which wants to rule the United States in the protecting shadow of a loved and trusted symbol (Time).

2. to invest with glory or romance; glorify: »

Bottom and his rustic cronies are not glamorized but appear to the strains of boisterous German band music (Newsweek).

glam´or|i|za´tion, noun.
glam´or|iz´er, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • glam´or|iz´er — glam|or|ize «GLAM uh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to make (someone or something) glamorous; glorify: »This glamorizing of the presidency is the work of that bureaucratic elite which wants to rule the United States in the protecting… …   Useful english dictionary

  • glam|or|ize — «GLAM uh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to make (someone or something) glamorous; glorify: »This glamorizing of the presidency is the work of that bureaucratic elite which wants to rule the United States in the protecting shadow of a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • glam — glam·or·iza·tion; glam·or·ize; glam·or·ous; glam·ou·rie; glam·our·less; glam; glam·our; glam·or; glam·or·iz·er; glam·or·ous·ly; glam·or·ous·ness; glam·our·ize; glam·our·ous; glam·ou·ry; …   English syllables

  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

  • glamorize — glam•or•ize or glam•our•ize [[t]ˈglæm əˌraɪz[/t]] v. t. ized, iz•ing 1) to make glamorous 2) to glorify or romanticize: a film that glamorizes war[/ex] • Etymology: 1935–40, amer. glam or•i•za′tion, n. glam′or•iz er, n …   From formal English to slang

  • glamorization — glam·or·iza·tion …   English syllables

  • OR — OR; clam·or; clang·or; col·or; co·or·di·nate; en·deav·or; ex·te·ri·or; hem·or·rhage; hem·or·rhoi·dal; hon·or; hon·or·able; hon·or·ary; hon·or·if·ic; in·te·ri·or; me·te·or; mon·or·chid; or·a·cle; or·ange; or·a·to·ri·an; or·a·to·ry; or·bit;… …   English syllables

  • iza — al·co·hol·iza·tion; car·a·mel·iza·tion; chris·tian·iza·tion; com·fort·iza·tion; de·mon·iza·tion; diph·thong·iza·tion; en·thron·iza·tion; es·trin·iza·tion; ether·iza·tion; eu·ro·pe·an·iza·tion; ex·ten·sion·al·iza·tion; ex·te·ri·or·iza·tion;… …   English syllables

  • ER — ER; ab·er·deen; ab·er·do·ni·an; ab·er·rant; ac·cel·er·ate; ag·glom·er·ate; al·lit·er·ate; al·to·geth·er; an·oth·er; an·ti·cho·lin·er·gic; ap·er; ap·prov·er; av·er·age; back·er; back·hand·er; badg·er; bail·er; bark·er; bar·ri·er; bast·er; beak·er; …   English syllables

  • ize — jaco·bin·ize; jar·gon·ize; jas·per·ize; jesu·it·ize; jour·nal·ize; jo·vial·ize; ju·da·ize; ka·olin·ize; ker·a·tin·ize; kjel·dahl·ize; la·bi·al·ize; la·bio·ve·lar·ize; la·ryn·ge·al·ize; lat·er·al·ize; lat·in·ize; leath·er·ize; le·gal·ize;… …   English syllables

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