Glorify

Quick meaning: Glorify is a verb meaning (transitive) To exalt, or give glory or praise to (something or someone).

Meaning

(transitive) To exalt, or give glory or praise to (something or someone).

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To make (something) appear to be more glorious than it is; regard something or someone as excellent baselessly.
2. (transitive) To worship or extol.

Example Sentences

Some movies glorify mobsters by making them seem like the cool kids around the block.

Historical dictators are glorified in some countries that are dictatorships and by some political radicals.

Thursday's long-awaited relocation fulfils a key pledge of the socialist government, which said Spain should not continue to glorify a fascist who ruled the country for nearly four decades.

Word Forms

• glorifies
• glorifying
• glorified

Synonyms for glorify

Depending on context, synonyms include aggrandize, applaud, enthrone, appraise, belaud, bepraise.

Antonyms for glorify

Common opposites include criticize, defame, demean, slander, villify, vilify.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include exalt, extol, laud, proclaim, celebrate, beautify.

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