glorify

glo·ri·fy  (glôr-f, glr-)

tr.v. glo·ri·fied, glo·ri·fy·ing, glo·ri·fies

1. To give glory, honor, or high praise to; exalt.

2. To cause to be or seem more glorious or excellent than is actually the case: Your descriptions have glorified an average house into a mansion.

3. To give glory to, especially through worship.

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[Middle English glorifien, from Old French glorefier, from Latin glrificre : glria, glory + -ficre, -fy.]

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glori·fi·cation (-f-kshn) n.

glori·fier n.

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glorify [ˈglɔːrɪˌfaɪ]

vb -fies, -fying, -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

glorifiable  adj

glorifier  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	glorify - praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" exalt, extol, laud, proclaim praise - express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance" canonise, canonize - treat as a sacred person; "He canonizes women" ensky - exalt to the skies; lift to the skies or to heaven with praise crack up - rhapsodize about hymn - praise by singing a hymn; "They hymned their love of God"
	2.	glorify - bestow glory upon; "The victory over the enemy glorified the Republic" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	3.	glorify - elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration transfigure, spiritualize alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	4.	glorify - cause to seem more splendid; "You are glorifying a rather mediocre building" aggrandise, aggrandize, embellish, pad, embroider, lard, dramatise, dramatize, blow up - add details to

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glorify

verb

1. praise, celebrate, magnify, laud, extol, crack up (informal), big up (slang, chiefly Caribbean), eulogize, sing or sound the praises of the banning of songs glorifying war
praise condemn, mock, humiliate

2. worship, honour, bless, adore, revere, exalt, pay homage to, venerate, sanctify, immortalize We are committed to serving the Lord and glorifying his name.
worship desecrate, dishonour

3. enhance, raise, elevate, adorn, dignify, magnify, augment, lift up, ennoble, add lustre to, aggrandize They've glorified his job with an impressive title, but he's still just a salesman.
enhance degrade, debase, defile

Translations

glorify [ˈglɔːrɪfaɪ] VT (= exalt) [+ God] → alabar; [+ person] → glorificar (pej) [+ war, deeds] → embellecer
it's just a glorified boarding house → es una simple pensión, aunque con pretensiones

glorify [ˈglɔːrɪfaɪ] vt [+ crime, violence] → exalter, glorifier

glorify

vt → verherrlichen; (= praise) God → lobpreisen

glorify [ˈglɔːrɪˌfaɪ] vt (exalt, God) → glorificare; (person) → onorare (pej) (war, deeds) → magnificare, esaltare
it was just a glorified ... → non era altro che...

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glorify [ˈglɔːrɪˌfaɪ] vt (exalt, God) → glorificare; (person) → onorare (pej) (war, deeds) → magnificare, esaltare
it was just a glorified ... → non era altro che...