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verb
To make or give the appearance of being glamorous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To glorify; to romanticize.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
make glamorous and attractive
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: glamourise, glamourize, glamorise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change, alter, modify
verb
interpret romantically
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: romanticize, romanticise, glamourise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: idealize, idealise
History
Etymology tree English glamor Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English glamorize From glamor + -ize.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
