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glorify

[ glawr-uh-fahy, glohr- ]

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: , , ,

  3. to make glorious; invest with glory.
  4. to praise the glory of (God), especially as an act of worship.


glorify

/ ˈɡɔːɪˌڲɪ /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈǰˌھ, noun
  • ˈǰˌھ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ۾·ھa· adjective
  • ۾·ھe noun
  • ·۾·ڲ verb (used with object) deglorified deglorifying
  • ·۾·ڲ verb (used with object) reglorified reglorifying
  • -۾·ھ adjective
  • -۾·ڲiԲ adjective
  • ܲ·۾·ھ adjective
  • ܲ·۾·ڲiԲ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of glorify1

1300–50; Middle English < Old French glorifier < Late Latin ōھ. See glory, -fy
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Nature is being destroyed, violence rages around the globe and a handful of celebrities just expended innumerable carbon emissions during a two-second space flight for little more than a glorified press opportunity.

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It’s an idea that has existed in most cultures and religions for millennia — glorifying cleaning as a spiritual act or the precursor to a spiritual act.

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The US State Department has revoked visas held by members of a Mexican band for "glorifying a drug kingpin".

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She said some young people were becoming desensitised to glorified violence online, because of how often it is shown to them.

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After years of a cornucopia of abusive life choices – both self-inflicted and parentally initiated, Trump clings to a single strand of cogent thought with the tenacity of Sisyphus; how do I glorify myself?

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