glorify
verb (used with object)
to cause to be or treat as being more splendid, excellent, etc., than would normally be considered.
have glorified
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present perfectof glorify.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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We have glorified war since “The Iliad” at least, and our half-buried militarism could easily be disinterred for the right, or wrong, cause.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 12, 2020
They say the folklore around Padmavati has been problematic as they have glorified sati.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2018
The wide halls, regal rooms and wrought-iron arches of the Park Avenue Armory have glorified military might since its founding during the Gilded Age.
From New York Times ● Dec. 14, 2017
One, who built a resume of basketball success that would have glorified 10 men, died Friday.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 5, 2010
"The regiments of Kansas have glorified our State on a hundred battle fields, but none served her more faithfully, or endured more in her cause than the Nineteenth Kansas Cavalry."
From The Price of the Prairie A Story of Kansas by Margaret Hill McCarter
