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. Paul Yip:

   Every suicide death for us is a very tragic case, we have to deal with them very carefully, not sensationalize them, not try and glorify them, when people feel very helpless they might think if I die I can stir up so much emotion and energy, and give fuel to the( protest) movement itself, that is very tempting.

2. Kampei Shimoide:

   Our project is in no way whatsoever being undertaken in an attempt to glorify, romanticize or otherwise rationalize the historical legacy of (the pilots).

3. Johnna Hoff:

   The decision is consistent with our longstanding policy that prohibits items that promote hatred, violence or glorify racial intolerance.

4. Shannon Watts:

   Despite all of the data and experts at her disposal, [Black] chooses to blame ‘grocery store pornography’ for school shootings, and she doesn’t mean magazines that glorify guns.

5. John Hanlin:

   Media and community members who publicize his name will only glorify his horrific actions, and eventually, this will only serve to inspire future shooters.