glorify

• 动词，表示赞美、尊崇或将某事物描绘得比实际更好或更重要。

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.

   赞美

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

   同义词celebrateeulogizeexaltextolhonorlaudmagnifypraise

   反义词condemncriticizedefamedegradedenigratedisparageinsultvilify

2. Make seem betterB2formal

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

   美化

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

   同义词aggrandizeembellishexaltidealizemagnifyvarnishwhitewash

   反义词belittledegradedemeandenigratedisparage