glorify

[ glawr-uh-fahy, glohr- ]

/ ˈglɔr əˌfaɪ, ˈgloʊr- /

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verb (used with object), glo·ri·fied, glo·ri·fy·ing.

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

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

to make glorious; invest with glory.

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

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Origin of glorify

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

SYNONYMS FOR glorify

2 venerate, praise, worship, celebrate.

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glo·ri·fi·a·ble, adjectiveglo·ri·fi·er, nounde·glo·ri·fy, verb (used with object), de·glo·ri·fied, de·glo·ri·fy·ing.re·glo·ri·fy, verb (used with object), re·glo·ri·fied, re·glo·ri·fy·ing.

self-glo·ri·fied, adjectiveself-glo·ri·fy·ing, adjectiveun·glo·ri·fied, adjectiveun·glo·ri·fy·ing, adjective

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This appears to glorify a crime,” said Cheek, “as does the apparent emphasis on their illegal and ill-fated invasion.
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To treat these lovers of violent death otherwise is only to glorify them.
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The wine world tends to glorify the winemaker when really it takes a team of hard-working people to tend vineyards and make wine.
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The good news for those who think such movies at once glorify and trivialize gun violence is that R.I.P.D. bombed.
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Another reason I think people have children is to glorify their own ego.
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Byron had sworn to love man and nature, and to glorify their works, on the very instant he seeks to degrade and vilify.
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The empire did not encourage literature, it silenced philosophy, and oppressed the talent that did not glorify itself.
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As the sun is wanted to glorify the right features of a landscape, this girl thirsted for a dose of golden flattery.
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He should let his light so shine, that they, seeing his good works, may be led to glorify the Father who is in heaven.
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The glamour with which affection can glorify even the rudest surroundings was denied him in his long life of seventy-six years.
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British Dictionary definitions for glorify

glorify

/ (ˈɡlɔːrɪˌfaɪ) /

verb -fies, -fying or -fied (tr)

to make glorious

to make more splendid; adorn

to worship, exalt, or adore

to extol

to cause to seem more splendid or imposing than reality

Derived Formsglorifiable, adjectiveglorifier, noun

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Word Origin and History for glorify

glorify

mid-14c., from Old French glorifier, from Late Latin glorificare "to glorify," from Latin gloria (see glory) + -ficare, from facere "to make, do" (see factitious). Related: Glorified; glorifying.

glorify

verb (used with object), glo·ri·fied, glo·ri·fy·ing.

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glorify

verb -fies, -fying or -fied (tr)

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