aestheticize
verb
aes·thet·i·cize
es-ˈthe-tə-ˌsīz 
is-
variants
or less commonly estheticize
aestheticized; aestheticizing
: to make aesthetic
Examples of aestheticize in a Sentence
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Either way, the urge to aestheticize work remains.
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Lora Kelley, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2023
But while Nomadland presents an elegiac portrait of an underclass who celebrate their dignity despite their conditions, Lapsis, with sweaty, bumbling Ray flailing through all its otherwise-bucolic nature shots, is less inclined to aestheticize precarity.
—Kate Knibbs, Wired, 25 Feb. 2021
Nolan's greatest feat, perhaps, is his ability to aestheticize the liminal space between dreams and reality.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 12 July 2022
Kvedaravičius, as a filmmaker, doesn’t aestheticize the war.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 May 2022
This extinction engine does not sentimentalize or aestheticize the materials of the world.
—Anne Boyer, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2021
This includes not only his detractors but also many of his extremely online supporters, who lovingly aestheticize his hair and meme him as an action hero.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2020
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Lora Kelley, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2023
But while Nomadland presents an elegiac portrait of an underclass who celebrate their dignity despite their conditions, Lapsis, with sweaty, bumbling Ray flailing through all its otherwise-bucolic nature shots, is less inclined to aestheticize precarity.
—Kate Knibbs, Wired, 25 Feb. 2021
Nolan's greatest feat, perhaps, is his ability to aestheticize the liminal space between dreams and reality.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 12 July 2022
Kvedaravičius, as a filmmaker, doesn’t aestheticize the war.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 May 2022
This extinction engine does not sentimentalize or aestheticize the materials of the world.
—Anne Boyer, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2021
This includes not only his detractors but also many of his extremely online supporters, who lovingly aestheticize his hair and meme him as an action hero.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2020
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“Aestheticize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aestheticize. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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