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glorify
CEFRB2
/ˈɡlɔːɹɪfaɪ/
verb
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To praise someone or something greatly, sometimes too much.
- 02
verb
Extra detailTo make (something) appear to be more glorious than it is; regard something or someone as excellent baselessly.
Examples
Glorify the ocean, but stay on the ground.
There are economic systems that don't glorify money.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 4
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 1
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningsTo worship or extol.
To exalt, or give glory or praise to (something or someone).
More examples
In contextHistorical dictators are glorified in some countries that are dictatorships and by some political radicals.
Some movies glorify mobsters by making them seem like the cool kids around the block.
Thursday's long-awaited relocation fulfils a key pledge of the socialist government, which said Spain should not continue to glorify a fascist who ruled the country for nearly four decades.
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Origin
verb
From Middle English glorifien, from Anglo-Norman and Old French glorifier, from Late Latin glōrificō, from Latin glōria + -ficō (“to make”). By surface analysis, glory + -fy. Displaced native Middle English wuldrien (“to glorify”), from Old English wuldrian as well as Middle English stellifien (“to glorify, make stellar”), from Old French stellifier (Medieval Latin stellificāre); see stellify.