glorify

glo·ri·fy

 (glôr′ə-fī′)

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: a description that glorified a cabin into a mansion.

3. To give glory to, especially through worship.

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[Middle English glorifien, from Old French glorefier, from Latin glōrificāre : glōria, glory + -ficāre, -fy.]

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glo′ri·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.

glo′ri·fi′er n.

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glorify

(ˈɡlɔːrɪˌfaɪ)

vb (tr) , -fies, -fying or -fied

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

ˈgloriˌfiable adj

ˈgloriˌfier n

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glo•ri•fy

(ˈglɔr əˌfaɪ, ˈgloʊr-)

v.t. -fied, -fy•ing.

1. to cause to be or treat as being more splendid, excellent, etc., than would normally be considered: to glorify military life.

2. to honor with praise, admiration, or worship: to glorify a hero.

3. to make glorious.

4. to praise the glory of (God), esp. as an act of worship.

[1300–50; < Old French glorifier < Late Latin glōrificāre. See glory, -fy]

glo′ri•fi`a•ble, adj.

glo′ri•fi`er, n.

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glorify

Past participle: glorified
Gerund: glorifying

Imperative

glorify

glorify

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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

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glorify

verb

1. To raise to a high position or status:

aggrandize, apotheosize, dignify, elevate, ennoble, exalt, magnify, uplift.

Idiom: put on a pedestal.

2. To pay tribute or homage to:

acclaim, celebrate, eulogize, exalt, extol, hail, honor, laud, magnify, panegyrize, praise.

Idiom: sing someone's praises.

3. To honor (a deity) in religious worship:

exalt, extol, laud, magnify, praise.

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Translations

يُسَبِّح، يَمْدَحيُعَظِّم، يُمَجِّد

idealizovatoslavovatvylepšit

forherligeglorificerelovpriseprise

preisenverherrlichen

glorifierexalter

feldicsér

fegralofa

glorificare

forherligelovprise

glorificar

idealizovať

övmekyüceltmek

称赞美化颂扬

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

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glorify

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

glorify

vt → verherrlichen; (= praise) God → lobpreisen

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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...

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glory

(ˈgloːri) – plural ˈglories – noun

1. fame or honour. glory on the field of battle; He took part in the competition for the glory of the school. roem, glorie شُهْرَه، شَرَف слава glória sláva, čest der Ruhm ære; hæder δόξαgloria kuulsus افتخار kunnia honneurתהילה कीर्ति slava dicsőség kejayaan heiður, sæmd gloria, onore 栄光 영광 šlovė, garbė slava; gods kebanggaan eerære, heder chwała لوړتيا، درناوى، وياړنه درنښت، برى، سوبه، برم glória glorie слава sláva, česť slava, čast slava ära ความมีชื่อเสียง şan, şeref 光榮, 榮譽 слава شہرت اور عزت danh tiếng 光荣，荣誉

2. a source of pride, fame etc. This building is one of the many glories of Venice. roem, glorie, trots مَفْخَرَه، مَجْد красота glória chlouba der Stolz herlighed; pragtstykke καύχημαgloria uhkus مایه عزت ylpeyden aihe gloire כָּבוֹד וִיקָר परमेश्वर का गुण-गान znamenitost büszkeség kebanggaan stolt gloria, vanto 誇り 명예가 되는 것 pažiba, puošmena lepnums kemegahan glorieherlighet, prakt chluba وياړنه درنښت glória glorie предмет гордости pýcha ponos lepota prydnad, stolthet ความรุ่งเรือง gurur kaynağı 可誇耀的事 символ فخر اور شہرت کا ذریعہ niềm tự hào 可夸耀的事

3. the quality of being magnificent. The sun rose in all its glory. glorie عَظَمَه великолепие glória nádhera die Herrlichkeit glans; herlighed μεγαλοπρέπειαgloria, esplendor hiilgus شکوهمندی loisto splendeurתפארת महिमा sjaj dicsfény keindahan dÿrð splendore 全盛 찬란함 puikumas, didybė lieliskums; krāšņums kegemilangan glorieglans, prakt wspaniałość خوشحالی glória splendoare великолепие nádhera veličastnost sjaj härlighet, prakt, glans ความรุ่งโรจน์; ความรุ่งเรือง güzellik, görkem 燦爛，壯麗 пишнота شان vẻ huy hoàng 灿烂

verb

to take great pleasure in. He glories in his work as an architect. beroem op يُفاخِر، يَتَباهى гордея се orgulhar-se nacházet potěšení sich sonnen in nyde απολαμβάνω, καμαρώνω για enorgullecerse de, gloriarse de mõnulema نازیدن؛ مفتخر بودن nauttia savourer לְהִתפָּאֵר बहुत प्रसन्नता uživati u örül vminek menyukai vera alsæll yfir gloriarsi, vantarsi 誇りとする 기뻐하다 didžiuotis, džiūgauti iš pasigėrėjimo lepoties seronok prat gaan opglede seg over, sole seg i glansen avszczycić się نازول orgulhar-se a savura, a se desfăta гордиться byť hrdý na; nachádzať potešenie v uživati uživati glädja sig åt ดีใจใน gururlanmak, övünmek 自豪 упиватися مسرت حاصل کرنا tự hào 自豪

ˈglorify (-fai) verb

1. to make (something) seem better than it is. That book glorified war. verheerlik, verhef يُعَظِّم، يُمَجِّد превъзнасям glorificar idealizovat, vylepšit verherrlichen glorificere; forherlige ωραιοποιώglorificar, ensalzar, idealizar ilustama بهتر و بیشتر از آنچه هست وانمود کردن ihannoida exalter לְפָאֵר उपासना करना veličati, uzdizati (fel)dicsér mengagungkan fegra esaltare 美化する 미화하다 šlovinti izskaistināt memberikan imej yang baik verheerlijkenglorifisere, forherlige gloryfikować سرلوړى كول، غټول، درنول، ستايل، نمانځل glorificar a glo­rifica прославлять idealizovať poveličevati slaviti förhärliga, glorifiera เชิดชู yüceltmek 美化 прикрашати عظمت دینا tô điểm 颂扬，美化

2. to praise. ophemel يُسَبِّح، يَمْدَح славя louvar oslavovat preisen prise; lovprise εξυμνώ, εκθειάζωglorificar, alabar ülistama تمجید کردن ylistää glorifier לְהַלֵל अत्यधिक प्रशंसा करना slaviti dicsőít memuji lofa glorificare 賛美する 찬미하다 girti, liaupsinti slavināt; cildināt mengagungkan ophemelenlovprise, berømmewychwalać ستايل،ثناويل louvar a slăvi восхвалять oslavovať opevati lovprisa ยกย่อง övmek 讚美 вихваляти تعریف کرنا ca ngợi 称赞

ˌglorifiˈcation (-fi-) noun

verheerliking, ophemeling تَمجيد، تَعْظيم، تَسْبيح възхвала glorificação oslavení, velebení die Verherrlichung, die Lobpreisung forherligelse; glorificering ωραιοποίηση, εξύμνηση glorificación ülistus تجلیل ihannointi glorification הַאדָרַת שֵׁם महिमागान veličanje, slavljenje dicsőítés pengagungan vegsömun, upphafning glorificazione; esaltazione 賛美 찬미 šlovinimas, liaupsinimas slavināšana; cildināšana pengagungan verheerlijking glorifisering, berømmelse gloryfikacja سرلوړى glorificação glorificare прославление; восхваление oslava, glorifikácia poveličevanje slava förhärligande, lovprisande, glorifiering การสรรเสริญ övme, yüceltme 美化，讚美 вихваляння خوبیوں کا بیان sự ca ngợi 美化，赞美

ˈglorious adjective

1. splendid; deserving great praise. a glorious career/victory. roemryke, glansryke جدير بالثَّناء والتَّمجيد великолепен glorioso skvělý; slavný ruhmvoll prægtig; storslået ένδοξος, λαμπρόςglorioso hiilgav افتخار آمیز؛ باشکوه mahtava glorieux מְפוֹאָר गौरवपूर्ण, प्रसिद्ध sjajan, veličajan dicső(séges) hebat dÿrlegur glorioso 栄光ある 영광스러운 šlovingas slavens; lielisks cemerlang roemrijkstrålende, ærefull chlubny لوړ، دستايلووړ، دروند شريف، مجلل، پرتمين glorioso glorios великолепный skvelý; slávny sijajen slavan strålande, ärofull น่าสรรเสริญ şanlı, şerefli 輝煌的，榮耀的 славетний عظمت، شان والا huy hoàng 辉煌的

2. very pleasant; delightful. glorious weather; Isn't the sunshine glorious? pragtige, heerlike مُمْتِع، مُفْرِح، بَهِي прекрасен glorioso nádherný herrlich pragtfuld υπέροχοςmagnífico, espléndido tore لذت بخش upea superbeנהדר भव्य, शानदार sjajan, divan ragyogó menyenangkan dásamlegur splendido すばらしい 기쁜 puikus, nuostabus lielisks; krāšņs; brīnišķīgs baik heerlijkdeilig, strålende, praktfullwspaniały خوندور glorioso superb изумительный nádherný krasen divan härlig, underbar น่ายินดี çok güzel, şahane 非常宜人的，令人欣喜的 розкішний, пишний نہایت عمدہ، بہت خوب hết sức thú vị 非常高兴的

ˈgloriously adverb

roemryk, heerlik بِصورَة مَجيدَه славно gloriosamente skvěle herrlich prægtigt; storslået; pragtfuldt υπέροχαgloriosamente hiilgavalt شکوهمندانه upeasti glorieusement בִּפאֵר, בִּתהִילָה भव्यात्यामक sjajno, divno dicsőségesen secara menyenangkan dásamlega gloriosamente すばらしく 영광스럽게 šlovingai, puikiai slaveni; lieliski dengan gemilang roemrijk, heerlijkstrålende, praktfullt chlubnie خوشالوونكى gloriosamente glorios великолепно; изумительно nádherne veličastno slavno strålande, härligt อย่างรุ่งเรือง şerefle, şahane bir şekilde 榮耀地，令人欣喜地 пишно شاندار طریقے سے vinh quang 辉煌地，令人愉快地

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