| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| aestheticize |
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| SYLLABICATION: | aes·thet·i·cize |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   s-tht  -s z |
| 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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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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