glorify
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Etymology [edit]
From Middle English glorifien, from Anglo-Norman glorifier, from Old French, from Late Latin glorificō, from Latin gloria + faciō (“to make”).
Verb [edit]
glorify (third-person singular simple present glorifies or (archaic) glorifieth, present participle glorifying, simple past and past participle glorified)
- (transitive) to exalt, or give glory or praise to (something or someone)
- (transitive) to make (something) appear to be more glorious than it is
- (transitive) to worship or extol
Translations [edit]
to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone
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to make something appear to be more glorious than it is
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to worship or extol
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