glorify
(verb)
verb
1. praise, glorify, or honor
- glorify one's spouse's cooking
Similar word(s): exalt, extol, laud, proclaim
Definition categories: communication, praise
2. bestow glory upon
- The victory over the enemy glorified the Republic
Definition categories: change, alter, modify
3. elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration
Similar word(s): spiritualize, transfigure
Definition categories: change, alter, modify
4. cause to seem more splendid
- You are glorifying a rather mediocre building
Definition categories: change, aggrandise, aggrandize, dramatise, dramatize, embellish, embroider, lard, pad