aestheticize. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

aestheticize

SYLLABICATION:	aes·thet·i·cize
PRONUNCIATION:	s-tht-sz
VARIANT FORMS:	also es·thet·i·cize
TRANSITIVE VERB:	Inflected forms: aes·thet·i·cized, aes·thet·i·ciz·ing, aes·thet·i·ciz·es To depict in an idealized or artistic manner: “When they range too far from experience, aestheticize life too much, the pictures are disappointing” (Village Voice).


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