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Disneyfy verb[ T ] disapproving(alsodisneyfy)uk /ˈdɪz.ni.faɪ/ us /ˈdɪz.nɪ.faɪ/ to change or present something so that it entertains or is attractive in a safe and controlled way: The article complains that mass tourism Disneyfies authentic culture. It presents the natural world without romanticizing or disneyfying the fact that these creatures are wild and must kill to survive. He doesn't try to Disneyfy a complex reality. The harsh Victorian world described by Charles Dickens is Disneyfied in this film into a cute travesty of history. Provided it does not Disneyfy our heritage, there is no doubt that technology can be a great asset to museums. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Exaggerating & playing down bloviate blow something out of proportionidiom cartoonish cartoonishly catastrophize fulsome go overboardidiom inflated make a mountain out of a molehillidiom make much of somethingidiom make something of something/someone meal mildly minimization OTT over-egg protest too muchidiom romanticize underplay underrate
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