overglamorize

verb

over·​glam·​or·​ize ˌō-vər-ˈgla-mə-ˌrīz 

variants or less commonly overglamourize

overglamorized also overglamourized; overglamorizing also overglamourizing

transitive + intransitive

: to glamorize (something or someone) to an excessive degree

"A winemaker is a glorified janitor … . It's the most overglamourized profession on the planet."

—Sue-Ann Staff

It is customary in telling stories of adventure to overglamorize, to heighten the color and intensity of the affair.

—Samuel Dickson

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above