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”).
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glorify (third-person singular simple present glorifies, 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; regard something or someone as excellent baselessly.
- 2019 October 24, “Franco exhumation: Spanish dictator's remains moved”, in BBC News[1]:
- 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.
- (transitive) To worship or extol.
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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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