"glorify" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈɡlɔɹɪfaɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-glorify.wav [Southern-England] Forms: glorifies [present, singular, third-person], glorifying [participle, present], glorified [participle, past], glorified [past]
Etymology: From Middle English glorifien, from Anglo-Norman and Old French glorifier, from Late Latin glorificō, from Latin gloria + faciō (“to make”). Displaced native Middle English wuldrien (“to glorify”), from Old English wuldrian as well as Middle English stellifien (“to glorify, make stellar”), from Old French stellifier (Medieval Latin stellificāre); see stellify. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|glorifien}} Middle English glorifien, {{der|en|xno|-}} Anglo-Norman, {{der|en|fro|glorifier}} Old French glorifier, {{der|en|LL.|glorificō}} Late Latin glorificō, {{der|en|la|gloria}} Latin gloria, {{m|la|faciō||to make}} faciō (“to make”), {{ncog|enm|wuldrien|t=to glorify}} Middle English wuldrien (“to glorify”), {{ncog|ang|wuldrian}} Old English wuldrian, {{ncog|enm|stellifien|t=to glorify, make stellar}} Middle English stellifien (“to glorify, make stellar”), {{ncog|fro|stellifier}} Old French stellifier, {{ncog|ML.|stellificāre}} Medieval Latin stellificāre, {{m|en|stellify}} stellify Head templates: {{en-verb}} glorify (third-person singular simple present glorifies, present participle glorifying, simple past and past participle glorified)
  1. (transitive) To exalt, or give glory or praise to (something or someone). Tags: transitive Translations (to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone): përhiroj (Albanian), δοξάζω (doxázō) (Ancient Greek), славя (slavja) (Bulgarian), прославям (proslavjam) (Bulgarian), glorificar (Catalan), verheerlijken (Dutch), vereren (Dutch), æra (Faroese), ylistää (Finnish), glorifier (French), glorificar (Galician), verherrlichen (German), 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 (hauhjan) (Gothic), δοξάζω (doxázo) (Greek), glóirigh (Irish), mór (Irish), glorificare (Italian), 褒める (homeru) (Japanese), verherrlechen (Luxembourgish), whakakorōria (Maori), wuldrian (Old English), ad·amraigedar (Old Irish), gloryfikować [perfective] (Polish), wysławiać [imperfective] (Polish), wysławić [perfective] (Polish), прославля́ть (proslavljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), просла́вить (proslávitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), восхваля́ть (vosxvaljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), восхвали́ть (vosxvalítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), opevati (Slovene), poveličevati (Slovene), slaviti (Slovene), glorificar (Spanish), prisa (Swedish), ära (Swedish), glorifiera (Swedish), прославля́ти (proslavljáty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), просла́вити (proslávyty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), glorükön (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-glorify-en-verb-bQG4CWbA Disambiguation of 'to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone': 97 1 2
  2. (transitive) To make (something) appear to be more glorious than it is; regard something or someone as excellent baselessly. Tags: transitive Translations (to make something appear to be more glorious than it is): kaunistella (Finnish), glorificar (Galician), glorifizieren (German), verklären (German), 美化する (bika suru) (Japanese), glorifica (Romanian), превозноси́ть (prevoznosítʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), превознести́ (prevoznestí) [perfective] (Russian), poveličevati (Slovene), glorificar (Spanish), förhärliga (Swedish), glorifiera (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-glorify-en-verb-OgsXQzv2 Disambiguation of 'to make something appear to be more glorious than it is': 2 98 1
  3. (transitive) To worship or extol. Tags: transitive Translations (to worship or extol): превъзнасям (prevǎznasjam) (Bulgarian), величая (veličaja) (Bulgarian), palvoa (Finnish), anbeten (German), боготвори́ть (bogotvorítʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), поклоня́ться (poklonjátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), slaviti (Slovene), prisa (Swedish), Godiglorükön (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-glorify-en-verb-DJIBIF5y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 32 59 Disambiguation of 'to worship or extol': 2 2 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: transfigure, exalt, mythify Related terms: glory, glorification, beautify

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To exalt, or give glory or praise to (something or someone)."
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          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
          "word": "përhiroj"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "slavja",
          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
          "word": "славя"
        },
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          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "proslavjam",
          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
          "word": "прославям"
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          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
          "word": "glorificar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
          "word": "verheerlijken"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
          "word": "vereren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
          "word": "æra"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
          "word": "ylistää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
          "word": "glorifier"
        },
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          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
          "word": "glorificar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
          "word": "verherrlichen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "hauhjan",
          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
          "word": "𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "doxázo",
          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
          "word": "δοξάζω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "doxázō",
          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
          "word": "δοξάζω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
          "word": "glóirigh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
          "word": "mór"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "sga",
          "lang": "Old Irish",
          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
          "word": "ad·amraigedar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
          "word": "glorificare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "homeru",
          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
          "word": "褒める"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "lb",
          "lang": "Luxembourgish",
          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
          "word": "verherrlechen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
          "word": "whakakorōria"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
          "word": "wuldrian"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "gloryfikować"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "wysławiać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "wysławić"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "proslavljátʹ",
          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "прославля́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "proslávitʹ",
          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "просла́вить"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vosxvaljátʹ",
          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "восхваля́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vosxvalítʹ",
          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "восхвали́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
          "word": "opevati"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
          "word": "poveličevati"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
          "word": "slaviti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
          "word": "glorificar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
          "word": "prisa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
          "word": "ära"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
          "word": "glorifiera"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "proslavljáty",
          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "прославля́ти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "proslávyty",
          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "просла́вити"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 2",
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
          "word": "glorükön"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2019 October 24, “Franco exhumation: Spanish dictator's remains moved”, in BBC News",
          "text": "Thursday's long-awaited relocation fulfils a key pledge of the socialist government, which said Spain should not continue to glorify a fascist who ruled the country for nearly four decades.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "text": "Some movies glorify mobsters by making them seem like the cool kids around the block."
        },
        {
          "text": "Historical dictators are glorified in some countries that are dictatorships and by some political radicals."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To make (something) appear to be more glorious than it is; regard something or someone as excellent baselessly."
      ],
      "id": "en-glorify-en-verb-OgsXQzv2",
      "links": [
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          "appear"
        ],
        [
          "glorious",
          "glorious"
        ],
        [
          "excellent",
          "excellent"
        ],
        [
          "baselessly",
          "baselessly"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To make (something) appear to be more glorious than it is; regard something or someone as excellent baselessly."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 98 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to make something appear to be more glorious than it is",
          "word": "kaunistella"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 98 1",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to make something appear to be more glorious than it is",
          "word": "glorificar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 98 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to make something appear to be more glorious than it is",
          "word": "glorifizieren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 98 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to make something appear to be more glorious than it is",
          "word": "verklären"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 98 1",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "bika suru",
          "sense": "to make something appear to be more glorious than it is",
          "word": "美化する"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 98 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to make something appear to be more glorious than it is",
          "word": "glorifica"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 98 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "prevoznosítʹ",
          "sense": "to make something appear to be more glorious than it is",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "превозноси́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 98 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "prevoznestí",
          "sense": "to make something appear to be more glorious than it is",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "превознести́"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 98 1",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "to make something appear to be more glorious than it is",
          "word": "poveličevati"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 98 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to make something appear to be more glorious than it is",
          "word": "glorificar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 98 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to make something appear to be more glorious than it is",
          "word": "förhärliga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 98 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to make something appear to be more glorious than it is",
          "word": "glorifiera"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "9 32 59",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To worship or extol."
      ],
      "id": "en-glorify-en-verb-DJIBIF5y",
      "links": [
        [
          "worship",
          "worship"
        ],
        [
          "extol",
          "extol"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To worship or extol."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 96",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "prevǎznasjam",
          "sense": "to worship or extol",
          "word": "превъзнасям"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 96",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "veličaja",
          "sense": "to worship or extol",
          "word": "величая"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 96",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to worship or extol",
          "word": "palvoa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 96",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to worship or extol",
          "word": "anbeten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 96",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "bogotvorítʹ",
          "sense": "to worship or extol",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "боготвори́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 96",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "poklonjátʹsja",
          "sense": "to worship or extol",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "поклоня́ться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 96",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "to worship or extol",
          "word": "slaviti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 96",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to worship or extol",
          "word": "prisa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 96",
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "to worship or extol",
          "word": "Godiglorükön"
        }
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈɡlɔɹɪfaɪ/"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "transfigure"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "mythify"
    }
  ],
  "word": "glorify"
}
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      "sense": "antonym(s) of \"all meanings\"",
      "word": "vilify"
    },
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      "sense": "antonym(s) of \"regard something or someone excellent baselessly\"",
      "word": "slander"
    }
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    "English lemmas",
    "English terms derived from Anglo-Norman",
    "English terms derived from Late Latin",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old French",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs"
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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        "3": "glorifien"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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        "2": "xno",
        "3": "-"
      },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fro",
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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        "3": "glorificō"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "gloria"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin gloria",
      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "faciō",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to make"
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      "name": "m"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "wuldrien",
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      "name": "ncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "wuldrian"
      },
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      "name": "ncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
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        "t": "to glorify, make stellar"
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      "expansion": "Middle English stellifien (“to glorify, make stellar”)",
      "name": "ncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "stellifier"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French stellifier",
      "name": "ncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ML.",
        "2": "stellificāre"
      },
      "expansion": "Medieval Latin stellificāre",
      "name": "ncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "stellify"
      },
      "expansion": "stellify",
      "name": "m"
    }
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "glorifying",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "glorified",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "glorified",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "glory"
    },
    {
      "word": "glorification"
    },
    {
      "word": "beautify"
    }
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        "To exalt, or give glory or praise to (something or someone)."
      ],
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        [
          "glory",
          "glory"
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          "praise",
          "praise"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To exalt, or give glory or praise to (something or someone)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2019 October 24, “Franco exhumation: Spanish dictator's remains moved”, in BBC News",
          "text": "Thursday's long-awaited relocation fulfils a key pledge of the socialist government, which said Spain should not continue to glorify a fascist who ruled the country for nearly four decades.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "text": "Some movies glorify mobsters by making them seem like the cool kids around the block."
        },
        {
          "text": "Historical dictators are glorified in some countries that are dictatorships and by some political radicals."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To make (something) appear to be more glorious than it is; regard something or someone as excellent baselessly."
      ],
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        [
          "appear",
          "appear"
        ],
        [
          "glorious",
          "glorious"
        ],
        [
          "excellent",
          "excellent"
        ],
        [
          "baselessly",
          "baselessly"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To make (something) appear to be more glorious than it is; regard something or someone as excellent baselessly."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To worship or extol."
      ],
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        [
          "worship",
          "worship"
        ],
        [
          "extol",
          "extol"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To worship or extol."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡlɔɹɪfaɪ/"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "transfigure"
    },
    {
      "word": "exalt"
    },
    {
      "word": "mythify"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
      "word": "përhiroj"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "slavja",
      "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
      "word": "славя"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "proslavjam",
      "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
      "word": "прославям"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
      "word": "glorificar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
      "word": "verheerlijken"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
      "word": "vereren"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
      "word": "æra"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
      "word": "ylistää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
      "word": "glorifier"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
      "word": "glorificar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
      "word": "verherrlichen"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "hauhjan",
      "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
      "word": "𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "doxázo",
      "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
      "word": "δοξάζω"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "doxázō",
      "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
      "word": "δοξάζω"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
      "word": "glóirigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
      "word": "mór"
    },
    {
      "code": "sga",
      "lang": "Old Irish",
      "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
      "word": "ad·amraigedar"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
      "word": "glorificare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "homeru",
      "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
      "word": "褒める"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
      "word": "verherrlechen"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
      "word": "whakakorōria"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
      "word": "wuldrian"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "gloryfikować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "wysławiać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "wysławić"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "proslavljátʹ",
      "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "прославля́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "proslávitʹ",
      "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "просла́вить"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vosxvaljátʹ",
      "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "восхваля́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vosxvalítʹ",
      "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "восхвали́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
      "word": "opevati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
      "word": "poveličevati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
      "word": "slaviti"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
      "word": "glorificar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
      "word": "prisa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
      "word": "ära"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
      "word": "glorifiera"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "proslavljáty",
      "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "прославля́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "proslávyty",
      "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "просла́вити"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
      "word": "glorükön"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make something appear to be more glorious than it is",
      "word": "kaunistella"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to make something appear to be more glorious than it is",
      "word": "glorificar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make something appear to be more glorious than it is",
      "word": "glorifizieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make something appear to be more glorious than it is",
      "word": "verklären"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "bika suru",
      "sense": "to make something appear to be more glorious than it is",
      "word": "美化する"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to make something appear to be more glorious than it is",
      "word": "glorifica"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prevoznosítʹ",
      "sense": "to make something appear to be more glorious than it is",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "превозноси́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prevoznestí",
      "sense": "to make something appear to be more glorious than it is",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "превознести́"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "to make something appear to be more glorious than it is",
      "word": "poveličevati"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to make something appear to be more glorious than it is",
      "word": "glorificar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to make something appear to be more glorious than it is",
      "word": "förhärliga"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to make something appear to be more glorious than it is",
      "word": "glorifiera"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "prevǎznasjam",
      "sense": "to worship or extol",
      "word": "превъзнасям"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "veličaja",
      "sense": "to worship or extol",
      "word": "величая"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to worship or extol",
      "word": "palvoa"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to worship or extol",
      "word": "anbeten"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bogotvorítʹ",
      "sense": "to worship or extol",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "боготвори́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "poklonjátʹsja",
      "sense": "to worship or extol",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "поклоня́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "to worship or extol",
      "word": "slaviti"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to worship or extol",
      "word": "prisa"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "to worship or extol",
      "word": "Godiglorükön"
    }
  ],
  "word": "glorify"
}

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