Glorify Definition
glôrə-fī
glorified, glorifies, glorifying
verb
glorified, glorifies, glorifying
To exalt and honor (God), as in worship.
Webster's New World
To make glorious; give glory to.
Webster's New World
To praise extravagantly; honor; extol.
Webster's New World
To portray or make seem better, larger, finer, etc. than is actually the case.
Their “yacht” was little more than a glorified motorboat.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Glorify
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From Middle English glorifien, from Anglo-Norman glorifier, from Old French, from Late Latin glorificō, from Latin gloria + faciō (“to make”).
From Wiktionary
Middle English glorifien from Old French glorefier from Latin glōrificāre glōria glory -ficāre -fy
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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