aestheticise

aestheticise
aesthetic (US also esthetic) ► ADJECTIVE 1) concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty. 2) of pleasing appearance.
► NOUN ▪ a set of principles underlying the work of a particular artist or artistic movement.
DERIVATIVES aesthetically adverb aestheticism noun aestheticize (also aestheticise) verb.
ORIGIN Greek aisthtikos, from aisthesthai 'perceive' .

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