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glorify

[ glawr-uh-fahy, glohr- ]

verb (used with object)

glorified, glorifying.
  1. to cause to be or treat as being more splendid, excellent, etc., than would normally be considered.
  2. to honor with praise, admiration, or worship; extol.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  3. to make glorious; invest with glory.
  4. to praise the glory of (God), especially as an act of worship.


glorify

/ ˈɡɔːɪˌڲɪ /

verb

  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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈǰˌھ, noun
  • ˈǰˌھ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ۾·ھa· adjective
  • ۾·ھe noun
  • ·۾·ڲ verb (used with object) deglorified deglorifying
  • ·۾·ڲ verb (used with object) reglorified reglorifying
  • -۾·ھ adjective
  • -۾·ڲiԲ adjective
  • ܲ·۾·ھ adjective
  • ܲ·۾·ڲiԲ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of glorify1

1300–50; Middle English < Old French glorifier < Late Latin ōھ. See glory, -fy
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The US State Department has revoked visas held by members of a Mexican band for "glorifying a drug kingpin".

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She said some young people were becoming desensitised to glorified violence online, because of how often it is shown to them.

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After years of a cornucopia of abusive life choices – both self-inflicted and parentally initiated, Trump clings to a single strand of cogent thought with the tenacity of Sisyphus; how do I glorify myself?

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The court has previously heard Rhianan downloaded bomb manuals, guides on guerrilla warfare and media glorifying white supremacy and Nazism.

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However, he insists he was not glorifying violence by taking part in the two-part film, called 'Those Who Want Me Dead'.

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