glorified

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈglɔːrɪfaɪd/US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈglɔrəˌfaɪd/

From the verb glorify: (⇒ conjugate)
glorified is: Click the infinitive to see all available inflections
v past
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
glo•ri•fied /ˈglɔrəˌfaɪd/USA pronunciation  adj. [before a noun]
  1. ordinary or simple, but treated as more splendid or excellent than would normally be considered:The Assistant Manager was really just a glorified office boy.

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
glo•ri•fy /ˈglɔrəˌfaɪ/USA pronunciation   v. [+ object], -fied, -fy•ing. 
  1. to cause to be or treat as being more splendid, excellent, etc., than would normally be considered:The commercials for the army try to glorify military life.
  2. to honor with praise, admiration, or worship; extol:to glorify a hero.
  3. to praise the glory of (God), esp. as an act of worship.
glor•i•fi•ca•tion /ˌglɔrəfɪˈkeɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
glo•ri•fy  (glôrə fī′, glōr-),USA pronunciation v.t., -fied, -fy•ing. 
  1. to cause to be or treat as being more splendid, excellent, etc., than would normally be considered.
  2. to honor with praise, admiration, or worship;
    extol.
  3. to make glorious;
    invest with glory.
  4. to praise the glory of (God), esp. as an act of worship.
  • Late Latin glōrificāre. See glory, -fy
  • Old French glorifier
  • Middle English 1300–50
glori•fi′a•ble, adj. 
glori•fi′er, n. 
    2. venerate, praise, worship, celebrate.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
glorify /ˈɡlɔːrɪˌfaɪ/ vb ( -fies, -fying, -fied) (transitive)
  1. to make glorious
  2. to make more splendid; adorn
  3. to worship, exalt, or adore
  4. to extol
  5. to cause to seem more splendid or imposing than reality
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