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glo·ri·fy
(glôr′ə-fī′)tr.v. glo·ri·fied, glo·ri·fy·ing, glo·ri·fies
1. To give glory, honor, or high praise to; exalt.
2. To cause to be or seem more glorious or excellent than is actually the case: a description that glorified a cabin into a mansion.
3. To give glory to, especially through worship.
[Middle English glorifien, from Old French glorefier, from Latin glōrificāre : glōria, glory + -ficāre, -fy.]
glo′ri·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.
glo′ri·fi′er n.
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glorify
(ˈɡlɔːrɪˌfaɪ)vb (tr) , -fies, -fying or -fied
1. to make glorious
2. to make more splendid; adorn
3. to worship, exalt, or adore
4. to extol
5. to cause to seem more splendid or imposing than reality
ˈgloriˌfiable adj
ˈgloriˌfier n
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glo•ri•fy
(ˈglɔr əˌfaɪ, ˈgloʊr-)v.t. -fied, -fy•ing.
1. to cause to be or treat as being more splendid, excellent, etc., than would normally be considered: to glorify military life.
2. to honor with praise, admiration, or worship: to glorify a hero.
3. to make glorious.
4. to praise the glory of (God), esp. as an act of worship.
glo′ri•fi`a•ble, adj.
glo′ri•fi`er, n.
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glorify
Past participle: glorified
Gerund: glorifying
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| I glorify |
| you glorify |
| he/she/it glorifies |
| we glorify |
| you glorify |
| they glorify |
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| I glorified |
| you glorified |
| he/she/it glorified |
| we glorified |
| you glorified |
| they glorified |
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| I am glorifying |
| you are glorifying |
| he/she/it is glorifying |
| we are glorifying |
| you are glorifying |
| they are glorifying |
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| I have glorified |
| you have glorified |
| he/she/it has glorified |
| we have glorified |
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| I was glorifying |
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| he/she/it was glorifying |
| we were glorifying |
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| I had glorified |
| you had glorified |
| he/she/it had glorified |
| we had glorified |
| you had glorified |
| they had glorified |
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| I will glorify |
| you will glorify |
| he/she/it will glorify |
| we will glorify |
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| I will have glorified |
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| I will be glorifying |
| you will be glorifying |
| he/she/it will be glorifying |
| we will be glorifying |
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| we have been glorifying |
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| I will have been glorifying |
| you will have been glorifying |
| he/she/it will have been glorifying |
| we will have been glorifying |
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| I had been glorifying |
| you had been glorifying |
| he/she/it had been glorifying |
| we had been glorifying |
| you had been glorifying |
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| I would glorify |
| you would glorify |
| he/she/it would glorify |
| we would glorify |
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| I would have glorified |
| you would have glorified |
| he/she/it would have glorified |
| we would have glorified |
| you would have glorified |
| they would have glorified |
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Verb 1. glorify - praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking"
praise - express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance"
ensky - exalt to the skies; lift to the skies or to heaven with praise
crack up - rhapsodize about
hymn - praise by singing a hymn; "They hymned their love of God"
2. glorify - bestow glory upon; "The victory over the enemy glorified the Republic"
3. [画像:glorify - elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration]glorify - elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration
4. glorify - cause to seem more splendid; "You are glorifying a rather mediocre building"
aggrandise, aggrandize, embellish, pad, embroider, lard, dramatise, dramatize, blow up - add details to
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glorify
verb
1. praise, celebrate, magnify, laud, extol, crack up (informal), big up (slang, chiefly Caribbean), eulogize, sing or sound the praises of the banning of songs glorifying war
praise condemn, mock, humiliate
praise condemn, mock, humiliate
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glorify
verb1. To raise to a high position or status:
Idiom: put on a pedestal.
2. To pay tribute or homage to:
Idiom: sing someone's praises.
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Translations
يُسَبِّح، يَمْدَحيُعَظِّم، يُمَجِّد
idealizovatoslavovatvylepšit
forherligeglorificerelovpriseprise
feldicsér
fegralofa
idealizovať
övmek yüceltmek
glorify
[ˈglɔːrɪfaɪ] VT (= exalt) [+ God] → alabar ; [+ person] → glorificar (pej) [+ war, deeds] → embellecerit's just a glorified boarding house → es una simple pensión, aunque con pretensiones
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glorify
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glorify
[ˈglɔːrɪˌfaɪ] vt (exalt, God) → glorificare ; (person) → onorare (pej) (war, deeds) → magnificare, esaltareit was just a glorified ... → non era altro che...
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glory
(ˈgloːri) – plural ˈglories – noun1. fame or honour. glory on the field of battle; He took part in the competition for the glory of the school. roem, glorie شُهْرَه، شَرَف слава glória sláva, čest der Ruhm ære; hæder δόξα gloria kuulsus افتخار kunnia honneur תהילה कीर्ति slava dicsőség kejayaan heiður, sæmd gloria, onore 栄光 영광 šlovė, garbė slava; gods kebanggaan eer ære, heder chwała لوړتيا، درناوى، وياړنه درنښت، برى، سوبه، برم glória glorie слава sláva, česť slava, čast slava ära ความมีชื่อเสียง şan, şeref 光榮, 榮譽 слава شہرت اور عزت danh tiếng 光荣,荣誉
2. a source of pride, fame etc. This building is one of the many glories of Venice. roem, glorie, trots مَفْخَرَه، مَجْد красота glória chlouba der Stolz herlighed; pragtstykke καύχημα gloria uhkus مایه عزت ylpeyden aihe gloire כָּבוֹד וִיקָר परमेश्वर का गुण-गान znamenitost büszkeség kebanggaan stolt gloria, vanto 誇り 명예가 되는 것 pažiba, puošmena lepnums kemegahan glorie herlighet, prakt chluba وياړنه درنښت glória glorie предмет гордости pýcha ponos lepota prydnad, stolthet ความรุ่งเรือง gurur kaynağı 可誇耀的事 символ فخر اور شہرت کا ذریعہ niềm tự hào 可夸耀的事
3. the quality of being magnificent. The sun rose in all its glory. glorie عَظَمَه великолепие glória nádhera die Herrlichkeit glans; herlighed μεγαλοπρέπεια gloria, esplendor hiilgus شکوهمندی loisto splendeur תפארת महिमा sjaj dicsfény keindahan dÿrð splendore 全盛 찬란함 puikumas, didybė lieliskums; krāšņums kegemilangan glorie glans, prakt wspaniałość خوشحالی glória splendoare великолепие nádhera veličastnost sjaj härlighet, prakt, glans ความรุ่งโรจน์; ความรุ่งเรือง güzellik, görkem 燦爛,壯麗 пишнота شان vẻ huy hoàng 灿烂
verb to take great pleasure in. He glories in his work as an architect. beroem op يُفاخِر، يَتَباهى гордея се orgulhar-se nacházet potěšení sich sonnen in nyde απολαμβάνω, καμαρώνω για enorgullecerse de, gloriarse de mõnulema نازیدن؛ مفتخر بودن nauttia savourer לְהִתפָּאֵר बहुत प्रसन्नता uživati u örül vminek menyukai vera alsæll yfir gloriarsi, vantarsi 誇りとする 기뻐하다 didžiuotis, džiūgauti iš pasigėrėjimo lepoties seronok prat gaan op glede seg over, sole seg i glansen av szczycić się نازول orgulhar-se a savura, a se desfăta гордиться byť hrdý na; nachádzať potešenie v uživati uživati glädja sig åt ดีใจใน gururlanmak, övünmek 自豪 упиватися مسرت حاصل کرنا tự hào 自豪
ˈglorify (-fai) verb1. to make (something) seem better than it is. That book glorified war. verheerlik, verhef يُعَظِّم، يُمَجِّد превъзнасям glorificar idealizovat, vylepšit verherrlichen glorificere; forherlige ωραιοποιώ glorificar, ensalzar, idealizar ilustama بهتر و بیشتر از آنچه هست وانمود کردن ihannoida exalter לְפָאֵר उपासना करना veličati, uzdizati (fel)dicsér mengagungkan fegra esaltare 美化する 미화하다 šlovinti izskaistināt memberikan imej yang baik verheerlijken glorifisere, forherlige gloryfikować سرلوړى كول، غټول، درنول، ستايل، نمانځل glorificar a glorifica прославлять idealizovať poveličevati slaviti förhärliga, glorifiera เชิดชู yüceltmek 美化 прикрашати عظمت دینا tô điểm 颂扬,美化
2. to praise. ophemel يُسَبِّح، يَمْدَح славя louvar oslavovat preisen prise; lovprise εξυμνώ, εκθειάζω glorificar, alabar ülistama تمجید کردن ylistää glorifier לְהַלֵל अत्यधिक प्रशंसा करना slaviti dicsőít memuji lofa glorificare 賛美する 찬미하다 girti, liaupsinti slavināt; cildināt mengagungkan ophemelen lovprise, berømme wychwalać ستايل،ثناويل louvar a slăvi восхвалять oslavovať opevati lovprisa ยกย่อง övmek 讚美 вихваляти تعریف کرنا ca ngợi 称赞
ˌglorifiˈcation (-fi-) noun verheerliking, ophemeling تَمجيد، تَعْظيم، تَسْبيح възхвала glorificação oslavení, velebení die Verherrlichung, die Lobpreisung forherligelse; glorificering ωραιοποίηση, εξύμνηση glorificación ülistus تجلیل ihannointi glorification הַאדָרַת שֵׁם महिमागान veličanje, slavljenje dicsőítés pengagungan vegsömun, upphafning glorificazione; esaltazione 賛美 찬미 šlovinimas, liaupsinimas slavināšana; cildināšana pengagungan verheerlijking glorifisering, berømmelse gloryfikacja سرلوړى glorificação glorificare прославление; восхваление oslava, glorifikácia poveličevanje slava förhärligande, lovprisande, glorifiering การสรรเสริญ övme, yüceltme 美化,讚美 вихваляння خوبیوں کا بیان sự ca ngợi 美化,赞美
ˈglorious adjective1. splendid; deserving great praise. a glorious career/victory. roemryke, glansryke جدير بالثَّناء والتَّمجيد великолепен glorioso skvělý; slavný ruhmvoll prægtig; storslået ένδοξος, λαμπρός glorioso hiilgav افتخار آمیز؛ باشکوه mahtava glorieux מְפוֹאָר गौरवपूर्ण, प्रसिद्ध sjajan, veličajan dicső(séges) hebat dÿrlegur glorioso 栄光ある 영광스러운 šlovingas slavens; lielisks cemerlang roemrijk strålende, ærefull chlubny لوړ، دستايلووړ، دروند شريف، مجلل، پرتمين glorioso glorios великолепный skvelý; slávny sijajen slavan strålande, ärofull น่าสรรเสริญ şanlı, şerefli 輝煌的,榮耀的 славетний عظمت، شان والا huy hoàng 辉煌的
2. very pleasant; delightful. glorious weather; Isn't the sunshine glorious? pragtige, heerlike مُمْتِع، مُفْرِح، بَهِي прекрасен glorioso nádherný herrlich pragtfuld υπέροχος magnífico, espléndido tore لذت بخش upea superbe נהדר भव्य, शानदार sjajan, divan ragyogó menyenangkan dásamlegur splendido すばらしい 기쁜 puikus, nuostabus lielisks; krāšņs; brīnišķīgs baik heerlijk deilig, strålende, praktfull wspaniały خوندور glorioso superb изумительный nádherný krasen divan härlig, underbar น่ายินดี çok güzel, şahane 非常宜人的,令人欣喜的 розкішний, пишний نہایت عمدہ، بہت خوب hết sức thú vị 非常高兴的
ˈgloriously adverb roemryk, heerlik بِصورَة مَجيدَه славно gloriosamente skvěle herrlich prægtigt; storslået; pragtfuldt υπέροχα gloriosamente hiilgavalt شکوهمندانه upeasti glorieusement בִּפאֵר, בִּתהִילָה भव्यात्यामक sjajno, divno dicsőségesen secara menyenangkan dásamlega gloriosamente すばらしく 영광스럽게 šlovingai, puikiai slaveni; lieliski dengan gemilang roemrijk, heerlijk strålende, praktfullt chlubnie خوشالوونكى gloriosamente glorios великолепно; изумительно nádherne veličastno slavno strålande, härligt อย่างรุ่งเรือง şerefle, şahane bir şekilde 榮耀地,令人欣喜地 пишно شاندار طریقے سے vinh quang 辉煌地,令人愉快地
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