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English verb: glorify | |||
| 1. | glorify (communication) praise, glorify, or honor | ||
| Samples | Extol the virtues of one's children. Glorify one's spouse's cooking. | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue glorify the movie | ||
| Synonyms | exalt, extol, laud, proclaim | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | praise | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | canonise, canonize, crack up, ensky, hymn | ||
| 2. | glorify (change) bestow glory upon | ||
| Samples | The victory over the enemy glorified the Republic. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| 3. | glorify (change) elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration | ||
| Synonyms | spiritualize, transfigure | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| 4. | glorify (change) cause to seem more splendid | ||
| Samples | You are glorifying a rather mediocre building. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | aggrandise, aggrandize, blow up, dramatise, dramatize, embellish, embroider, lard, pad | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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