glorify
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Synonyms
aggrandize, canonize, deify, dignify, elevate, ennoble, enshrine, ensky, enthrone, exalt, magnify
Antonyms
abase, degrade, demean, humble, humiliate
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Both died from codeine overdoses after years of glorifying its use in songs. — Matthew Martinez, star-telegram, "He loaded the minivan with 252 bottles of 'Purple Drank' syrup and headed out, Alabama cops say | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 19 Apr. 2018 No impoverished screen woman ever had such inexplicable luxury or wore clothes and light to glorify her cynicism. — John Banville, WSJ, "‘Sleeping With Strangers’ Review: Flickers of Desire," 22 Feb. 2019 Grabar-Kitarovic later said she had not meant to glorify a totalitarian regime. — Washington Post, "Far-right, even racist views go mainstream in Central Europe," 3 Apr. 2018 But some students are glorifying the idea of fighting the shooter and saving the day. — New York Times, "Can I Make My Company Take a Stand on Guns?," 16 May 2018 The targets are leftists, minorities, labor unions, and anyone or any institution that isn’t glorified in the fascist narrative. — Sean Illing, Vox, "A Yale philosopher on fascism, truth, and Donald Trump.," 15 Dec. 2018 Greengrass is on the most slippery of slopes here — showing a mass murderer’s violence without glorifying it and letting the gunman explain himself without feeding supremacist hatred. — Mark Kennedy, The Seattle Times, "’22 July’: a powerful dramatization on 2011 Norwegian massacre," 9 Oct. 2018 This is a popular myth glorified in the media and in movies. — Stefanie Lyn Kaufman As Told To Korin Miller, SELF, "This Is What It's Really Like to Experience Psychosis," 23 Aug. 2018 Many are accusing Golden Goose of glorifying poverty while still attempting to turn a significant profit. — Mekita Rivas, Allure, "The Internet Is Dragging These $530-Dollar Sneakers That Look Like They're Taped Together," 20 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'glorify.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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