glorify

• Verbo que significa alabar o ensalzar a alguien o algo, especialmente atribuyéndole cualidades superiores o tratándolo con gran honor; también puede implicar presentar o idealizar algo de forma más favorable de lo que es en realidad.

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.

   glorificar

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

   Sinónimoscelebrateeulogizeexaltextolhonorlaudmagnifypraise

   Antónimoscondemncriticizedefamedegradedenigratedisparageinsultvilify

2. Make seem betterB2formal

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

   Hacer parecer mejor

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

   Sinónimosaggrandizeembellishexaltidealizemagnifyvarnishwhitewash

   Antónimosbelittledegradedemeandenigratedisparage