1. to make something or someone seem more attractive, exciting, or impressive than it really is
Usage: British spelling; American spelling is 'glamorize'; transitive verb

Examples

• The film glamourises the life of a criminal, making it seem thrilling rather than destructive.
• Fashion magazines often glamourise unrealistic body standards.
• The media tends to glamourise celebrity culture.
• She glamourised her humble background in her autobiography.
• Advertisers glamourise products to make them more appealing to consumers.
• The documentary refuses to glamourise war or violence.
• He glamourised his role in the project to impress his colleagues.