glorify

American  

[glawr-uh-fahy, glohr-] / ˈglɔr əˌfaɪ, ˈgloʊr- /

verb (used with object)

glorified, glorifying

1. to cause to be or treat as being more splendid, excellent, etc., than would normally be considered.

2. to honor with praise, admiration, or worship; extol.

   Synonyms:

   celebrate, worship, praise, venerate

3. to make glorious; invest with glory.

4. to praise the glory of (God), especially as an act of worship.

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glorify British  

/ ˈɡlɔːrɪˌfaɪ /

verb

1. to make glorious

2. to make more splendid; adorn

3. to worship, exalt, or adore

4. to extol

5. to cause to seem more splendid or imposing than reality

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Other Word Forms

• deglorify verb (used with object)
• glorifiable adjective
• glorifier noun
• reglorify verb (used with object)
• self-glorified adjective
• self-glorifying adjective
• unglorified adjective
• unglorifying adjective

Etymology

Origin of glorify

1300–50; Middle English < Old French glorifier < Late Latin glōrificāre. See glory, -fy

Example Sentences

“There were a few days where she actually was sort of a glorified extra, right in the background of the shot, working on Whitney’s desk, pretending to type,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times

He once referred to his pilots as “glorified bus drivers” and has caused outrage by threatening to charge customers to use the toilets on flights.

From The Wall Street Journal

Given those financial connections, some reviewers have dismissed the film as glorified advertising.

From The Wall Street Journal

To listen to the moderates—and the press that glorified their move—they were motivated by deep compassion.

From The Wall Street Journal

Harry Brook should study Root's thirst for runs and ask himself why he is batting like a glorified slogger.

From BBC

Related Words

• eulogize
• exalt
• extol
• lionize