glorify
Collocations
4ADJ.
arabic, fascist, mobile
VERB + GLORIFY
continue, don't
GLORIFY + NOUN
god, language, mobsters, money, o, ocean, one's, parents
PREP.
thereby
Definitions
verb
To exalt, or give glory or praise to (something or someone).
To make (something) appear to be more glorious than it is; regard something or someone as excellent baselessly.
Some movies glorify mobsters by making them seem like the cool kids around the block.
Historical dictators are glorified in some countries that are dictatorships and by some political radicals.
To worship or extol.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
verb — elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration
- transfigure
- spiritualize
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6Some movies glorify mobsters by making them seem like the cool kids around the block.
WiktionaryHistorical dictators are glorified in some countries that are dictatorships and by some political radicals.
WiktionaryThursday'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.
WiktionaryTo raise one's name in later generations and thereby glorify one's parents, this is the greatest expression of filial piety.
Tatoeba · #961407Glorify the ocean, but stay on the ground.
Tatoeba · #1058925There are economic systems that don't glorify money.
Tatoeba · #4913256