Glorify Meaning
/ˈɡlɔːɹɪfaɪ/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo exalt, or give glory or praise to (something or someone).
verbTo make (something) appear to be more glorious than it is; regard something or someone as excellent baselessly.
Sentence Examples
Glorify the ocean, but stay on the ground.
There are economic systems that don't glorify money.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Some movies ____ war and make it seem exciting instead of terrible.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The monument was built to ____ the brave soldiers who fought for their country's freedom during the war.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 2019 October 24, “Franco exhumation: Spanish dictator's remains moved”, in BBC News:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Some movies ____ war and make it seem exciting instead of terrible.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The monument was built to ____ the brave soldiers who fought for their country's freedom during the war.