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

That makes a graciously glorifying cultural district, which functions as creation being existential not commercial, just up the road from L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

Much of this imagery is hyper unrealistic and intended to glorify rather than mislead.

From BBC

When a name that rings of so much death is enshrined in something as beautiful as art and history, it glorifies the name by association, stripping it of all the harm it’s caused.

From Salon

The episode reinforced the perception that the World Baseball Classic remains “little more than a glorified exhibition” for Team USA.

From The Wall Street Journal

Many provided little more than glorified day care.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• eulogize
• exalt
• extol
• lionize