Aestheticising

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. The act of enhancing visual appeal through artistic elements focuses on improving beauty and attractiveness in various contexts
2. It involves the process of refining and beautifying an object or artwork to accentuate its artistic qualities and charm
3. The process of giving an object or scene artistic beauty or visual charm

Etymology: "Aestheticising" is the British spelling of "aestheticizing," the form of "aestheticise" used for the act of making something more visually appealing. The verb is built from "aesthetic" plus the suffix "-ise," which turns a noun or adjective into a verb meaning "to make or treat in a certain way." Its distant ancestor is the ancient Greek "aisthanesthai," meaning "to perceive" through the senses, which gave rise to "aisthesis," or sense perception. The adjective "aesthetic" came from that Greek root through Latin "aesthēticus" and German "Ästhetik," a term used in the eighteenth century for the philosophy of beauty and taste. English borrowed it from French "esthétique" in the nineteenth century, and its original sense was about perception and sensation rather than beauty as such. The meaning narrowed over time toward art and attractiveness. Adding "-ise" to "aesthetic" produced a verb meaning to give something a pleasing visual form, which is why the word now often describes styling a space, a product, or a photograph for its look.

Synonyms: beautifying, enhancing, decorating, embellishing, refining