Synonyms for glorify
ˈglɔr əˌfaɪ, ˈgloʊr-glo·ri·fy

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1. glorify

   Synonyms:
   exalt, honor, elevate, laud, praise, signalize, magnify, aggrandize, adore, panegyrize, extol

   Antonyms:
   depress, debase, abuse, censure, degrade, decry, abase, defame

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1. laud, extol, exalt, glorify, proclaimverb

   praise, glorify, or honor

   "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking"

   Synonyms:
   enliven, laud, invigorate, proclaim, thrill, transfigure, predicate, exalt, tickle pink, animate, exclaim, promulgate, inspire, exhilarate, inebriate, spiritualize, extol, beatify

2. glorifyverb

   bestow glory upon

   "The victory over the enemy glorified the Republic"

   Synonyms:
   transfigure, laud, extol, spiritualize, proclaim, exalt

3. transfigure, glorify, spiritualizeverb

   elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration

   Synonyms:
   metamorphose, spiritualize, proclaim, laud, spiritualise, extol, transmogrify, transfigure, exalt

4. glorifyverb

   cause to seem more splendid

   "You are glorifying a rather mediocre building"

   Synonyms:
   transfigure, laud, extol, spiritualize, proclaim, exalt

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1. glorifyverb

   Synonyms:
   extol, magnify, bless, honor greatly, praise highly, give glory to

2. glorifyverb

   Synonyms:
   brighten, make bright, add lustre to

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1. List of paraphrases for "glorify":

   beautify

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1. Chris Murphy:

   A general at DoD was especially worrying under Trump, trump had zero foreign policy experience, a penchant to glorify violence, a total neophyte Secretary of State, and an unstable, war mongering former general as NSA.

2. African Proverb:

   Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunter.

3. Nina Silber:

   I also think Effie Lucille Nicholson Pharr's curious that this resolution -- which ostensibly is about honoring the' daughter' -- really seems to be an excuse to glorify the Confederate cause.

4. Ken Jacobson:

   We understand there is a market for war memorabilia and that serious collectors are interested in items like this, while we don’t have an issue with Nazi-era automobiles like this going up for auction, we would not want to see the vehicle winding up in the hands of someone who would use it to glorify Hitler or the deeds of the Nazis. Ideally, we would prefer to see it housed in a museum, so that it could be understood in its proper context.

5. Christen Kuikoua:

   I was built for music, designed to propel it, and disciplined to respect it. Music is not just some passion but a calling to glorify he that gave me the gift.