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glorify

/ˈɡlɔːr.ɪ.faɪ/

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verb

/ˈɡlɔːr.ɪ.faɪ/B2formal
  • ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения действия восхваления, почитания или представления чего-либо в лучшем или более важном свете, чем оно есть на самом деле.

A verb used to indicate the act of praising, honoring, or making something seem better or more important than it is.

  1. B2formal

    To praise or honor someone or something highly, often in a religious or respectful context.

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    • The choir sang hymns to glorify God.
    • The biography glorifies the achievements of the scientist.
    • They glorified the hero's bravery in battle.

    Synonymscelebrateeulogizeexaltextolhonorlaudmagnifypraise

    Antonymscondemncriticizedefamedegradedenigratedisparageinsultvilify

  2. Make seem betterB2formal

    To make something appear more attractive, important, or admirable than it really is.

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    • The movie glorifies violence and crime.
    • Some advertisements glorify unrealistic beauty standards.
    • He tends to glorify his past experiences.

    Synonymsaggrandizeembellishexaltidealizemagnifyvarnishwhitewash

    Antonymsbelittledegradedemeandenigratedisparage

Forms
  • glorified past participle
  • glorified past simple
  • glorifying present participle
  • glorifies third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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