glorify — English Dictionary

Verb

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

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Synonyms

   exalttransfiguremythify

   Antonyms

   criticizedemeanvilify

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

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Antonyms

   deifyflatteridolizemythifypromoteavileblackenslandervilify

   Examples

   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.

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   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.

3. To worship or extol.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Antonyms

   adorereveredisdainrenouncevilify

Verb

1. praise, glorify, or honor

   Synonyms

   laudextolexaltproclaim

   Broader terms

   praise

   Examples

   extol the virtues of one's children

   glorify one's spouse's cooking

2. bestow glory upon

   Broader terms

   changealtermodify

   Examples

   The victory over the enemy glorified the Republic

3. elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration

   Synonyms

   transfigurespiritualize

   Broader terms

   changealtermodify

4. cause to seem more splendid

   Broader terms

   embroiderpadlardembellishaggrandizeaggrandiseblow updramatizedramatise

   Examples

   You are glorifying a rather mediocre building