"glorify" meaning in English

See glorify in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈɡlɔɹɪfaɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-glorify.wav 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, {{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 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': 98 1 1
  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)
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  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 Disambiguation of 'to worship or extol': 1 0 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: transfigure, exalt, mythify Related terms: glory, glorification, beautify

Inflected forms

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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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        "(transitive) To exalt, or give glory or praise to (something or someone)."
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          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
          "word": "përhiroj"
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          "roman": "slavja",
          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
          "word": "славя"
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          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
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          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
          "word": "glorificar"
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          "word": "verheerlijken"
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          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
          "word": "æra"
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          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
          "word": "ylistää"
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          "word": "glorificar"
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          "word": "verherrlichen"
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          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
          "word": "𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽"
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          "word": "δοξάζω"
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          "word": "mór"
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          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
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          "word": "gloryfikować"
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          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
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          "roman": "proslavljátʹ",
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          "roman": "proslávitʹ",
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          "roman": "vosxvaljátʹ",
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          "sense": "to exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone",
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      "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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