vanitize
To embellish for reasons of vanity.
Verb
- To embellish for reasons of vanity.
- "I told her she was a great goose," said Goda, who like a sensible being was snugly tucked up in bed; "it is a great deal too cold to vanitize." - 1876, Fontnell S. Chad: A Reminiscence, J. Masters and Co., page 43, […]...
- I don't defend, offend or vanitize my body or appearance so compliments or insults in that area go over my head and past me. - 2006 September 27, <[email protected]>, “Re: ainshe niceneven”, in...
Origin
Etymology tree English vanity Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English vanitize From vanity + -ize.