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

Verb

[-fies, -fying, -fied]

1. to make (something) seem more important than it really is: computers are just glorified adding machines

2. to praise: few countries have glorified success in business more than the United States

3. to worship (God)

glorification 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) eulogize, sing or sound the praises of << OPPOSITE condemn

verb 2. worship, honour, bless, adore, revere, exalt, pay homage to, venerate, sanctify, immortalize << OPPOSITE dishonour

verb 3. enhance, raise, elevate, adorn, dignify, magnify, augment, lift up, ennoble, add lustre to, aggrandize << OPPOSITE degrade

Translations

glorify [ˈglɔːrɪfaɪ] vt → glorificar

glorify [ˈglɔːrɪfaɪ] vt → glorifier

glorify [ˈglɔːrɪfaɪ] vt → verherrlichen

glorify [ˈglɔːrɪfaɪ] vt → glorificare; celebrare, esaltare