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The public is eager for stories of True Cybercrime, and the media is happy to glamorize the subject. But when teenagers take the bait and live out our fantasies for us, we punish them for frightening us too much.
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Meaning of "glamorize" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GLAMORIZE

glamorize  [ˈɡlæməˌraɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GLAMORIZE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Glamorize is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb glamorize in English.

WHAT DOES GLAMORIZE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of glamorize in the English dictionary

The definition of glamorize in the dictionary is to cause to be or seem glamorous; romanticize or beautify.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GLAMORIZE

PRESENT

Present
I glamorize
you glamorize
he/she/it glamorizes
we glamorize
you glamorize
they glamorize
Present continuous
I am glamorizing
you are glamorizing
he/she/it is glamorizing
we are glamorizing
you are glamorizing
they are glamorizing
Present perfect
I have glamorized
you have glamorized
he/she/it has glamorized
we have glamorized
you have glamorized
they have glamorized
Present perfect continuous
I have been glamorizing
you have been glamorizing
he/she/it has been glamorizing
we have been glamorizing
you have been glamorizing
they have been glamorizing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I glamorized
you glamorized
he/she/it glamorized
we glamorized
you glamorized
they glamorized
Past continuous
I was glamorizing
you were glamorizing
he/she/it was glamorizing
we were glamorizing
you were glamorizing
they were glamorizing
Past perfect
I had glamorized
you had glamorized
he/she/it had glamorized
we had glamorized
you had glamorized
they had glamorized
Past perfect continuous
I had been glamorizing
you had been glamorizing
he/she/it had been glamorizing
we had been glamorizing
you had been glamorizing
they had been glamorizing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will glamorize
you will glamorize
he/she/it will glamorize
we will glamorize
you will glamorize
they will glamorize
Future continuous
I will be glamorizing
you will be glamorizing
he/she/it will be glamorizing
we will be glamorizing
you will be glamorizing
they will be glamorizing
Future perfect
I will have glamorized
you will have glamorized
he/she/it will have glamorized
we will have glamorized
you will have glamorized
they will have glamorized
Future perfect continuous
I will have been glamorizing
you will have been glamorizing
he/she/it will have been glamorizing
we will have been glamorizing
you will have been glamorizing
they will have been glamorizing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would glamorize
you would glamorize
he/she/it would glamorize
we would glamorize
you would glamorize
they would glamorize
Conditional continuous
I would be glamorizing
you would be glamorizing
he/she/it would be glamorizing
we would be glamorizing
you would be glamorizing
they would be glamorizing
Conditional perfect
I would have glamorize
you would have glamorize
he/she/it would have glamorize
we would have glamorize
you would have glamorize
they would have glamorize
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been glamorizing
you would have been glamorizing
he/she/it would have been glamorizing
we would have been glamorizing
you would have been glamorizing
they would have been glamorizing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you glamorize
we let´s glamorize
you glamorize
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to glamorize
Past participle
glamorized
Present Participle
glamorizing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GLAMORIZE


copolymerise
kəʊˈpɒlɪməˌraɪz
copolymerize
kəʊˈpɒlɪməˌraɪz
depolymerise
diːˈpɒlɪməˌraɪz
depolymerize
diːˈpɒlɪməˌraɪz
dimerise
ˈdaɪməˌraɪz
dimerize
ˈdaɪməˌraɪz
euhemerise
juːˈhiːməˌraɪz
euhemerize
juːˈhiːməˌraɪz
glamourise
ˈɡlæməˌraɪz
glamourize
ˈɡlæməˌraɪz
isomerise
aɪˈsɒməˌraɪz
isomerize
aɪˈsɒməˌraɪz
marmarize
ˈmɑːməˌraɪz
memorise
ˈmeməˌraɪz
memorize
ˈmɛməˌraɪz
mesmerise
ˈmezməˌraɪz
mesmerize
ˈmɛzməˌraɪz
polymerise
ˈpɒlɪməˌraɪz
polymerize
ˈpɒlɪməˌraɪz
summarize
ˈsʌməˌraɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GLAMORIZE

glamor
Glamorgan
Glamorganshire
glamorisation
glamoriser
glamorization
glamorizer
glamorous
glamorously
glamorousness
glamour
glamour boy
glamour girl
glamour model
glamourise
glamourize
glamourless
glamourous
glamourously
glamourousness

WORDS THAT END LIKE GLAMORIZE

accessorize
authorize
categorize
colorize
decolorize
deodorize
extemporize
factorize
motorize
phosphorize
pillorize
prize
reauthorize
rhetorize
sororize
temporize
terrorize
theorize
valorize
vaporize
vectorize

Synonyms and antonyms of glamorize in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «glamorize» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GLAMORIZE

Find out the translation of glamorize to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of glamorize from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «glamorize» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

美化
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

glamorize
570 millions of speakers

English

glamorize
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

glamorize
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تعظيمه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рекламировать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

glamourizar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বা চটকদার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

valoriser
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Glamorize
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

glorifizieren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

美化する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

매력적으로 만들다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Glamorize
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sức quyến ru
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

glamorize
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आकर्षक करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

büyülemek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

romanzare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

glamorize
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

рекламувати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

atrase de
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λάμψης και κύρους
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

reclameren
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

glamorize
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

glamorisere
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of glamorize

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GLAMORIZE»

The term «glamorize» is regularly used and occupies the 67.573 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GLAMORIZE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «glamorize» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «glamorize» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about glamorize

EXAMPLES

3 QUOTES WITH «GLAMORIZE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word glamorize.
1
Lydia Lunch
The biggest insult is that I've been called an exaggerator... I tell the truth as I know it. I don't glamorize the nightmare and horror that I witness; I just digest it and spew it back, with venom.
2
Charles Platt
The public is eager for stories of True Cybercrime, and the media is happy to glamorize the subject. But when teenagers take the bait and live out our fantasies for us, we punish them for frightening us too much.
3
Matthew Vaughn
I think movies glamorize violence, in the sense that they make it in a way that it's either cool or funny.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GLAMORIZE»

Discover the use of glamorize in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to glamorize and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
So, What's Wrong, Black Man?
We have to encourage our young blacks to glamorize education, not stupidity. Glamorize smart decisions in life, not life costing ones. Glamorize family unity, not gang activity. Glamorize staying out of prison, not entering in as if it's a badge of ...
James Reid, 2010
2
Jet
WON'T. GLAMORIZE. NEGRO. GIRLS. By JIM GOODRICH AND A. S. "DOC" YOUNG When Lena Home sought to cancel her contract with Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer studios in 1950, her fans wondered why she had made the move. Lena ...
3
The Truth Is...
We glamorize Violence And then We get silent When it's acted Out in real life What's that about? And we glamorize Creeping Sleeping With multiple peeps Until HIV seeps out Them and into us Do we want to discuss Abstinence Or the ...
Monique Antoinette, 2011
4
The Power of Glamour: Longing and the Art of Visual Persuasion
DorothyJordan, photographed by George Hurrell: "All of us glamorize everything, " because art demands selection. Courtesyof Pancho Barnes Trust Estate Archive , © Estate of George Hurrell suspect. The real puzzle is not why glam- our ...
Virginia Postrel, 2013
5
The Pressure Cooker Gourmet: 225 Recipes for Great-Tasting, ...
Finishing. Touches: Simple. Ways. to. Glamorize. a. Dish. The two basic elements to consider in the presen— tation of a dish are the way it's put on the plate and its finishing touches. These are the details that turn your cooking effort from ...
Victoria Wise, 2010
6
Criminology
The famous Godfather films popularized and humanized organized crime figures; the media often glamorize organized crime figures.116 Watching the exploits of Tony Soprano and his family life became a national craze. Most citizens believe ...
Larry Siegel, 2008
7
LIFE
GLAMORIZE. A. BEACH. On hot summer days it is pleasant to go to Manhattan Beach. There, if you fall asleep on the sand and the tide rises, threatening to engulf you, a pretty girl lifeguard dressed in a maroon Lastex bathing suit will wake ...
8
Beauty Queens on the Global Stage: Gender, Contests, and Power
Audience assessments of the qualities of all the Ms. Glamorous contestants employed a number of conflicting aesthetic standards, but placed greatest emphasis on evidence of an ability to “glamorize,” to show off to greatest advantage one's ...
Colleen Ballerino Cohen, Richard Wilk, Beverly Stoeltje, 2013
9
Godfather: The Intimate Francis Ford Coppola
Coppola counters in his commentary that it was never his intention to present a cosmeticized study of organized crime or to glamorize violence. "In fact, there's very little actual violence in the film. It occurs very quickly," he maintains, as when  ...
Gene D. Phillips
10
Digital Scrapbooking For Dummies
light. and. shadow. to. glamorize. embellishments. If you ask photographers about the single most important element of their work, they invariably start talking about light. They tell you that early morning or late afternoon light is usually the best ...
Jeanne Wines-Reed, Joan Wines, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GLAMORIZE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term glamorize is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Forgiven: The Art of Letting Go
... mercy instead of a solution in the way of justice, then our faith can only be sustained for as long as we glamorize and enshrine our pain. «Onislam.net, Jul 15»
2
Americans at War
History lovers and veterans of modern wars have here a book that does not glamorize conflict. Those new to military writing may be shocked. «Washington Free Beacon, Jul 15»
3
Publisher's Notebook: 15-year-olds can legally do what?
The media seems to glamorize transgender behavior — even putting Bruce (Caitlyn) Jenner on the cover of a glamor magazine. Millions of ... «NRToday.com, Jul 15»
4
The story of the woman who brought sex to the LPGA Tour
Stephenson had been recruited to glamorize golf's image, but those involved with the game – and many fans – clung to the sport's stodgy roots. «For The Win, Jul 15»
5
The man behind Hollywood's Teutonic tilt
Laemmle promoted a “star system” to glamorize performers and their movies in print and newsreels, Schürmann said. “We may use Twitter, ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
6
Defying Doctors, More Women With Breast Cancer Choose Double …
She believes that women don't fully understand the risks and that celebrity endorsements glamorize the procedure. “You don't come out in your ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
7
Sexual Violence Is Violence, Regardless of Consent
And books and films that glamorize and romanticize such violence only further enable this evil. Another Fifty Shades book is not something to ... «National Catholic Register, Jul 15»
8
ASU chosen to study how terrorists use social media to recruit …
Shakarian said that although extremists do their best to glamorize their ideologies, they are only looking for foot soldiers to promote their ... «The State Press, Jul 15»
9
Pussy power
There were other angry critics who deemed the short film an attempt to glamorize physical and sexual torture. But at the end of a long line of ... «Daily Californian, Jul 15»
10
Rachel Dolezal: Why She's A Con-Artist and Not a Woman with an …
... still face everyday, the violence, the stereotypes and then has the gall to glamorize it, like it's some fashion trend hitting the magazines. «The Collegiate, Jul 15»

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