aestheticize
/ˌɛsˈθɛtɪˌsaɪz/
verb
- To represent or treat something in an artistic or beautiful way, often ignoring its practical or unpleasant aspects.
- The novel tends to aestheticize violence, describing battles in lyrical detail.
- The documentary was criticized for trying to aestheticize poverty rather than show its harsh reality.
- Some photographers aestheticize industrial landscapes, turning factories into works of art.
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