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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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said servicemembers or Pentagon employees could be punished for glorifying Kirk’s killing.
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Some comments have included incendiary language, but others have not appeared to glorify or celebrate the shooting.
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The teen’s social media accounts contained antisemitic and white supremacist posts and glorified other school shooters.
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said servicemembers or Pentagon employees could be punished for glorifying Kirk’s killing.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Some comments have included incendiary language, but others have not appeared to glorify or celebrate the shooting.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
The teen’s social media accounts contained antisemitic and white supremacist posts and glorified other school shooters.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Glorify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glorify. Accessed 30 Sep. 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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