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)
Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
American social media influencers have at times raised eyebrows by pumping out messaging glorifying the Islamic Republic.
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Jason M. Brodsky, TIME, 30 July 2024
Uganda is infamous for criminalizing homosexuality and glorifying the binary classification of gender identity in the law.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2024
IndieWire’s introductory paragraph is foolish enough to confess this crime:
Westerns have been inextricably linked with a strain of classical white masculinity — mostly glorifying it, sometimes critiquing it, but always centering it.
—Armond White, National Review, 5 July 2024
Alcohol is often glorified, and legal recreational cannabis has become increasingly popular on social media channels.
—Nickolaus Hayes, New York Daily News, 16 June 2024
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Jason M. Brodsky, TIME, 30 July 2024
Uganda is infamous for criminalizing homosexuality and glorifying the binary classification of gender identity in the law.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2024
IndieWire’s introductory paragraph is foolish enough to confess this crime:
Westerns have been inextricably linked with a strain of classical white masculinity — mostly glorifying it, sometimes critiquing it, but always centering it.
—Armond White, National Review, 5 July 2024
Alcohol is often glorified, and legal recreational cannabis has become increasingly popular on social media channels.
—Nickolaus Hayes, New York Daily News, 16 June 2024
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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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