deglamorize en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /diːˈɡlæməɹaɪz/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English glamorize English deglamorize From de- + glamorize.
Meanings
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To make less glamorous
He deglamorizes the stars and untypes the character players.
1953, Connery Chappell, Picturegoer Film Annual, page 80:The movie sought to deglamorize the drug trade.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| deglamorizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| deglamorise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| deglamourize | alternative | lexicographic | |
| deglamorizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| deglamorized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| deglamorized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| deglamourise | alternative | lexicographic |