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glorify

[glawr-uh-fahy, glohr-]
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verb (used with object), glo·ri·fied, glo·ri·fy·ing.
  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.
  3. to make glorious; invest with glory.
  4. 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
Related formsglo·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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2. venerate, praise, worship, celebrate.
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Related Words

overlookedneglectedanonymousunrecognizedunacknowledgedunnamedunnoticedforgottennamelessundistinguishedunknowndisregardedunacclaimedunglorifiedunhonored

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Historical Examples

  • A house undisturbed and unglorified by the wailings and laughter of little ones is not a home—it is a habitation.

    The Young Man and the World

    Albert J. Beveridge

British Dictionary definitions for unglorified

glorify

verb -fies, -fying or -fied (tr)
  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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Derived Formsglorifiable, adjectiveglorifier, noun
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Word Origin and History for unglorified

glorify

v.

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.

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