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glorify
('gl/oU/r/@/,f/aI/ )

verb (v)

  • praise, glorify, or honor(verb.communication)
    Example:
    Glorify one's spouse's cooking.
    Synonym:
    exalt, extol, laud, proclaim
    source: wordnet30
  • bestow glory upon(verb.change)
    source: wordnet30
  • elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration(verb.change)
    source: wordnet30
  • cause to seem more splendid(verb.change)
    Example:
    You are glorifying a rather mediocre building.
    source: wordnet30
  • To make glorious by bestowing glory upon; to confer honor and distinction upon; to elevate to power or happiness, or to celestial glory.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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