English Explanatory Dictionary

glorify

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To exalt, or give glory or praise to (something or someone).
  2. To make (something) appear to be more glorious than it is; regard something or someone as excellent baselessly.
  3. To worship or extol.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡlɔːɹɪfaɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-glorify.wav

Word forms

glorify glorifies glorifying glorified

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.

Synonyms

aggrandize applaud enthrone appraise belaud bepraise commend cry up eulogize exalt extol glorify honor idolize laud lionize magnify panegyrize praise puff revere speak well of transfigure venerate worthy mythify

Antonyms

criticize defame demean slander villify vilify deify flatter idolize mythify promote avile blacken assassinate asperse backbite badmouth befoul belibel besmirch besmear bewray blame blaze blemish blot blur calumniate calumny chat shit chat shite cloud demonize denigrate deprave depreciate detract dirty discredit disgrace disparage disrepute diss drag through the mud forgab forspeak foul infamize lampoon libel malign monsterize muddy reproach revile scandal shit-talk slag smear smirch

Related words

glory glorification beautify deify immortalize mythify flatter

Derived words

deglorify disglorify glorifiable overglorify unglorify
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