heroicize

verb

Definition of heroicizenext
as in to glamour (up)

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  1. romanticize
  2. idealize
  3. glamorize
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  • The film doesn’t romanticize nature, but instead presents it as indifferent—the mark of many great horror villains, like Michael Myers—where even a simple mistake, like leaving a map behind, can lead to deadly consequences.
    Travis Bean, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
  • Most important, the whole apparatus gets dismantled and stored after Thanksgiving, to reappear in April — ending arctic dinners under erratic heat lamps that many romanticize but few still choose.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 21 Aug. 2024
Definition of romanticize
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  • This idealized notion of fragile Southern womanhood was used to justify the Jim Crow system of segregation for decades.
    Elizabeth Friend, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2024
  • This bias helps build emotional bonds in the early stages of a relationship by idealizing your partner and fostering a deeper connection.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
Definition of idealize
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  • And while some of those music cues might flirt with glamorizing the heavy topics at hand, the real risk here is taking the audience out of the movie entirely.
    Coleman Spilde, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024
  • From Gordon Gekko and Jordan Belfort to Logan Roy and Bobby Axelrod, Hollywood and the media have glamorized the wealthy who have conquered the investment banking world.
    Gene Marks, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of glamorize
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