aestheticize

[ es-thet-i-sahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, aes·thet·i·cized, aes·thet·i·ciz·ing.

1. to depict as being pleasing or artistically beautiful; represent in an idealized or refined manner.

Word History and Origins

Origin of aestheticize¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; aesthetic ( def ) + -ize ( def )

Example Sentences

In composer Steve Reich’s 1969 work, City Life, the sounds of car alarms supplant the infernal clucking of the hen in Rameau’s “La Poule,” aestheticizing our urban soundscape.

From Nautilus