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1. (v.t.) glorify
to cause to be or treat as being more splendid, excellent, etc., than would normally be considered:
to glorify military life.
2. glorify
to honor with praise, admiration, or worship:
to glorify a hero.
3. glorify
to make glorious.
4. glorify
to praise the glory of (God), esp. as an act of worship.
Etymology: (1300–50; < OF glorifier < LL glōrificāre. See glory , -fy)
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| Definition of 'glorify' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) laud, extol, exalt, glorify, proclaim
praise, glorify, or honor
"extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking"
2. (verb) glorify
bestow glory upon
"The victory over the enemy glorified the Republic"
3. (verb) transfigure, glorify, spiritualize
elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration
4. (verb) glorify
cause to seem more splendid
"You are glorifying a rather mediocre building"
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| Definition of 'glorify' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) glorify
to make glorious by bestowing glory upon; to confer honor and distinction upon; to elevate to power or happiness, or to celestial glory
2. (verb) glorify
to make glorious in thought or with the heart, by ascribing glory to; to asknowledge the excellence of; to render homage to; to magnify in worship; to adore
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Sense: to make (something) seem better than it is
That book glorified war.
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 Afrikaans: verheerlik, verhef |
 Arabic: يُعَظِّم، يُمَجِّد |
 Bulgarian: превъзнасям |
 Brazilian: glorificar |
 Czech: idealizovat, vylepšit |
 German: verherrlichen |
 Danish: glorificere; forherlige |
 Greek: ωραιοποιώ |
 Spanish: glorificar, ensalzar, ide |
 Estonian: ilustama |
 Farsi: بهتر و بیشتر از آنچه هست |
 Finnish: ihannoida |
 French: exalter |
 Hebrew: לְפָאֵר |
 Hindi: उपासना करना |
 Croatian: veličati, uzdizati |
 Hungarian: (fel)dicsér |
 Indonesian: mengagungkan |
 Icelandic: fegra |
 Italian: esaltare |
 Japanese: 美化する |
 Korean: 미화하다 |
 Lithuanian: šlovinti |
 Latvian: izskaistināt |
 Malay: memberikan imej yang baik |
 Dutch: verheerlijken |
 Norwegian: glorifisere, forherlige |
 Polish: gloryfikować |
 Persian: بهتر و بیشتر از آنچه هست |
 Pashto: سرلوړى كول، غټول، درنول، |
 Portuguese: glorificar |
 Romanian: a glorifica |
 Russian: прославлять |
 Slovak: idealizovať |
 Slovenian: poveličevati |
 Serbian: slaviti |
 Swedish: förhärliga, glorifiera |
 Thai: เชิดชู |
 Turkish: yüceltmek |
 Taiwanese: 美化 |
 Ukrainian: прикрашати |
 Urdu: عظمت دینا |
 Vietnamese: tô điểm |
 Chinese: 颂扬，美化 |
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