glorify

glo·ri·fy

transitive verb \ˈglȯr-ə-ˌfī\

glo·ri·fiedglo·ri·fy·ing

Definition of GLORIFY

1

a : to make glorious by bestowing honor, praise, or admiration

b : to elevate to celestial glory

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

1. Glorify and give thanks to God.
2. <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

Related to GLORIFY

Synonyms

aggrandize, canonize, deify, dignify, elevate, ennoble, enshrine, ensky, enthrone, exalt, magnify

Antonyms

abase, degrade, demean, humble, humiliate

Related Words

boost, lift, promote, raise, upgrade, uplift; heighten, intensify; idealize, romanticize, sanitize, sugarcoat; acclaim, extol (also extoll), honor, laud, praise

Near Antonyms

belittle, decry, depreciate, detract, disparage, minimize