glorify
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transitive verb \ˈglȯr-ə-ˌfī\glo·ri·fiedglo·ri·fy·ing
Definition of GLORIFY
2
: to light up brilliantly
3
a : to represent as glorious : extol <a song glorifying romantic love> b : to cause to be or seem to be better than the actual condition <the new position is just a glorified version of the old stockroom job>
4
: to give glory to (as in worship)
— glo·ri·fi·ca·tion \ˌglȯr-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən\ noun
— glo·ri·fi·er \ˈglȯr-ə-ˌfī(-ə)r\ noun
Examples of GLORIFY
- Glorify and give thanks to God.
- <a number of big names were recruited in the hopes that their presence would glorify the university's school of medicine in the eyes of the medical world>
Origin of GLORIFY
Middle English glorifien, from Anglo-French glorifier, from Late Latin glorificare, from gloria
First Known Use: 14th century
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