Aestheticised

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. The act of transforming something to enhance its visual appeal involves applying artistic elements and techniques to foster beauty and appreciation
2. Altering an object or idea to prioritize its attractive qualities entails a focus on artistic styling and presentation
3. The process of modifying an item or concept to emphasize its beauty entails incorporating artistic choices that highlight its visual and emotional allure

Etymology: The verb "aestheticise" is built from "aesthetic" plus the suffix "-ise", which turns a noun or adjective into a verb meaning "to make into" or "to treat in the manner of". The adjective traces back to Ancient Greek "aisthētikos", meaning "perceptive" or "relating to perception by the senses", itself from "aisthanesthai", "to perceive". The Greek word had no connection to beauty at all; it concerned the senses in general. The modern sense of beauty came much later. German philosophers in the eighteenth century, notably Alexander Baumgarten, revived the Greek root as "Ästhetik" for the philosophy of art and beauty, and that meaning passed back into English through French "esthétique" in the nineteenth century. The verb "aestheticise" is a comparatively recent English formation, built on that later sense of the adjective, so it carries the idea of making something look beautiful or artistically arranged rather than merely appealing to the senses.

Synonyms: beautified, artistic