glorify
verb (used with object)
to cause to be or treat as being more splendid, excellent, etc., than would normally be considered.
glorified
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past participleof glorify.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof glorify.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
glorifyverb (used with object)to cause to be or treat as being more splendid, excellent, etc., than would normally be considered.
Example Sentences
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‘Spider-Noir’ star Nicolas Cage says the MCU started off ‘marvelous’ but is becoming more like a ‘well-funded and glorified WWE.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Everyday people are likely to view traditional chatbots as glorified search engines, he believes.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
Yes, you’re getting a glorified ad for a tech company, but this wasn’t going to have the uncanny-valley, human-repelling motifs so common in all the other infomercials for A.I. products.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026
What they delivered instead was a glorified, automated graveyard of old clips.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026
The mud wall, short and pocked with holes, enclosed the tiny house—which was really not much more than a glorified hut.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
