“glorifying” is a form of
glorify
/ˈɡlɔːɹɪfaɪ/ verb
Forms glorifies glorifying glorified
- verb (transitive) To exalt, or give glory or praise to (something or someone).
- verb (transitive) To make (something) appear to be more glorious than it is; regard something or someone as excellent baselessly. “Some movies glorify mobsters by making them seem like the cool kids around the block.”
- verb (transitive) To worship or extol.
Synonyms
exalt transfigure mythify aggrandize applaud enthrone appraise belaud bepraise commend cry up eulogize extol honor idolize laud lionize magnify panegyrize praise proclaim spiritualize
Antonyms
criticize demean vilify deify flatter idolize mythify promote avile blacken slander assassinate
Etymology
From Middle English glorifien, from Anglo-Norman and Old French glorifier, from Late Latin glōrificō, from Latin glōria + -ficō (“to make”). By surface analysis, glory + -fy. 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.
Webster’s 1913
- verb To make glorious by bestowing glory upon; to confer honor and distinction upon; to elevate to power or happiness, or to celestial glory.
- verb To make glorious in thought or with the heart, by ascribing glory to; to asknowledge the excellence of; to render homage to; to magnify in worship; to adore.
Etymology [F. glorifier, L. glorificare; gloria glory + - ficare (in comp.) to make. See -fy.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “glorify”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details