aestheticizes
Renders visually pleasing
To aestheticize something is to treat it in terms of beauty or artistic value, often at the expense of other considerations.
Someone who aestheticizes poverty might focus on its visual qualities in photography rather than its human cost.
The word often carries a note of criticism—suggesting that aesthetic treatment sanitizes or distances us from reality: The film aestheticizes violence rather than confronting it.
Makes more attractive
- elevatesRaises in position
- idealizesRegards as perfect
- romanticizesViews with undue sentiment
- glamorizesMakes something seem appealing
sublimate · transfigures · refines · embellishes · stylizes · poeticizes · ennobles · glorifies
Creates or conceives layouts
- craftsHandmade artistic works
- composesCreates written works
- curatesSelects and organizes collections
- shapesExternal outlines of things
arranges · sculpts · fashions · forms · ornaments · decorates · adorns · garnishes
Becomes aware of something
- framesRigid enclosing structures
- conceptualizesForms mental abstractions
- philosophizesReflects on fundamental questions
- theorizesForms explanatory conjectures
critiques · analyzes · contextualizes · appreciates · contemplates · evaluates · discerns · examines
Inherited cultural legacy
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
symbols · folklore · expression · identity · diversity · ethnography · values · beliefs
beautifies
Makes more attractive
- elevatesRaises in position
- idealizesRegards as perfect
- romanticizesViews with undue sentiment
glamorizes · sublimate · transfigures · refines · embellishes · stylizes · poeticizes · ennobles · glorifies · mythologizes
designs
Creates or conceives layouts
shapes · arranges · sculpts · fashions · forms · ornaments · decorates · adorns · garnishes · patterns
perceives
Becomes aware of something
- framesRigid enclosing structures
- conceptualizesForms mental abstractions
- philosophizesReflects on fundamental questions
theorizes · critiques · analyzes · contextualizes · appreciates · contemplates · evaluates · discerns · examines · regards
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
customs · symbols · folklore · expression · identity · diversity · ethnography · values · beliefs · civilization
aestheticizesutilizes
Puts into service
commodifies · rationalizes · politicizes · mechanizes · systematizes
aestheticizesdeglamorizes
Removes appeal or mystique
demystifies · uglifies · exposes · lays bare · coarsens