- to make glorious
- to make more splendid; adorn
- to worship, exalt, or adore
- to extol
- to cause to seem more splendid or imposing than reality
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glo•ri•fied /ˈglɔrəˌfaɪd/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun]
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026- 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.
glo•ri•fy /ˈglɔrəˌfaɪ/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object], -fied, -fy•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- 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.
- to honor with praise, admiration, or worship; extol:to glorify a hero.
- to praise the glory of (God), esp. as an act of worship.
glo•ri•fy
(glôr′ə fī′, glōr′-),USA pronunciation v.t., -fied, -fy•ing.
glo′ri•fi′a•ble, adj.
glo′ri•fi′er, n.
- to cause to be or treat as being more splendid, excellent, etc., than would normally be considered.
- to honor with praise, admiration, or worship;
extol. - to make glorious;
invest with glory. - 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
glo′ri•fi′er, n.
- 2. venerate, praise, worship, celebrate.
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glorify /ˈɡlɔːrɪˌfaɪ/ vb ( -fies, -fying, -fied) (transitive)
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