glorify
verb
glo·ri·fy
ˈglȯr-ə-ˌfī 
glorified; glorifying
2
: to light up brilliantly
Chandeliers glorified the entire room.
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)
Examples of glorify in a Sentence
Glorify and give thanks to God.
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
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So just to have the opportunity to glorify God on the football field is truly been an honor.
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Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 2 July 2025
Kanye West, the American rapper known as Ye, has been blocked from entering Australia following his release of a song widely considered to glorify the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.
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Postwar German society glorified him as a victim and opponent of Nazi politics, an image which Nolde carefully fostered.
—Ombline Damy, JSTOR Daily, 26 June 2025
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Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
There is a temptation, less today than in the past, to glorify war while glossing over or ignoring the inherent brutality of the practice of organized killing of opposing armed forces, plus civilians.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 2 July 2025
Kanye West, the American rapper known as Ye, has been blocked from entering Australia following his release of a song widely considered to glorify the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
Postwar German society glorified him as a victim and opponent of Nazi politics, an image which Nolde carefully fostered.
—Ombline Damy, JSTOR Daily, 26 June 2025
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“Glorify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glorify. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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glorify
verb
glo·ri·fy
ˈglōr-ə-ˌfī
ˈglȯr-
glorified; glorifying
2
: to praise highly
3
: to present in a highly often overly favorable light
glorify war
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