Origin: Latin
suffix -ify
Glorify has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
praise, glorify, or honor
"extol the virtues of one's children"
"glorify one's spouse's cooking"
2
bestow glory upon
"The victory over the enemy glorified the Republic"
3
elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration
4
cause to seem more splendid
"You are glorifying a rather mediocre building"
5
To exalt, or give glory or praise to (something or someone).
Example Sentences
"extol the virtues of one's children"
verb
"glorify one's spouse's cooking"
verb
"The victory over the enemy glorified the Republic"
verb
"You are glorifying a rather mediocre building"
verb
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