glorify

Meanings

Verb

praise, glorify, or honor
- "glorify one's spouse's cooking"
bestow glory upon
elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration
cause to seem more splendid
- "You are glorifying a rather mediocre building"
To exalt, or give glory or praise to (something or someone).
To make (something) appear to be more glorious than it is; regard something or someone as excellent baselessly.
To worship or extol.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English glorifien, from Anglo-Norman and Old French glorifier, from Late Latin glorificō, from Latin gloria + faciō (“to make”). Displaced native Middle English wuldrien (“to glorify”), from Old English wuldrian as well as Middle English stellifien (“to glorify, make stellar”), from Old French stellifier (Medieval Latin stellificāre); see stellify.

Synonyms

exalt, extol, laud, mythify, proclaim, spiritualize, transfigure

Antonyms

slander, vilify

Scrabble Score: 14

glorify is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
glorify is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
glorify is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

glorify is a valid Words With Friends word