glamorize

also glam·our·ize (glăm'ə-rīz')
tr.v., -ized, also -ized, -iz·ing, -iz·ing, -iz·es, -iz·es.

1. To make glamorous: tried to glamorize the bathroom with expensive fixtures.
2. To treat or portray in a romantic manner; idealize or glorify: a show that glamorizes police work.

glamorization glam'or·i·za'tion (-ər-ĭ-zā'shən) n.
glamorizer glam'or·iz'er n.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: interpret romantically
  Synonyms: romanticize, romanticise, glamourise

Meaning #2: make glamorous and attractive
  Synonyms: glamourise, glamourize, glamorise

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - kaste et romantisk skær over, glorificere, omgive med et romantisk skær

Nederlands (Dutch)
iets mooier doen lijken dan het is, romantiseren

Français (French)
v. tr. - embellir, valoriser, peindre (qch) sous de belles couleurs

Deutsch (German)
v. - Glanz verleihen, verherrlichen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - μυθοποιώ, αναδεικνύω, περιβάλλω με αίγλη

Italiano (Italian)
valorizzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - tornar famoso, tornar belo, exaltar

Русский (Russian)
приукрашивать, восхвалять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - embellecer, hacer más atractivo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - glorifiera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使有迷惑力, 美化

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使有迷惑力, 美化

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 매력 있게 하다, 좋은 배역을 주다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 魅力を添える

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يفتن, يسحر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮אפף בזוהר, הציג באור נוצץ, הוסיף קסם‬

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