glam·or·ize

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• 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|our|ize — «GLAM uh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. = glamorize. (Cf. ↑glamorize) …   Useful english dictionary

• de|glam|or|ize — «dee GLAM uh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to divest of glamour or of a glamorous appearance or reputation: »It was the Dreyfus affair that deglamorized high society for Proust (Time) …   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

• 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|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… …   Useful english dictionary

• 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

• glamorize — glam·or·ize …   English syllables

• glamourize — glam·our·ize …   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