deglamorize

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UK/diːˈɡlæməɹaɪz/

verb

To make less glamorous

“The movie sought to deglamorize the drug trade.”

OriginEnglish glamorize ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

verbdeglamorize (third-person singular simple present deglamorizes, present participle deglamorizing, simple past and past participle deglamorized)

present singular third person deglamorizes · participle present deglamorizing · participle past deglamorized · past deglamorized · alternative deglamorise · alternative deglamourise · alternative deglamourize

  1. To make less glamorous

    The movie sought to deglamorize the drug trade.

    1 more example

    He deglamorizes the stars and untypes the character players.

    1953, Connery Chappell, Picturegoer Film Annual, page 80

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishglamorize
  8. Englishdeglamorize

From de- + glamorize.

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APA

deglamorize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deglamorize

MLA

“deglamorize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deglamorize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deglamorize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deglamorize.

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