glorify
    v 1: praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's
         children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" [syn: laud,
         extol, exalt, glorify, proclaim]
    2: bestow glory upon; "The victory over the enemy glorified the
       Republic"
    3: elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration
       [syn: transfigure, glorify, spiritualize]
    4: cause to seem more splendid; "You are glorifying a rather
       mediocre building"

Glorify \Glo"ri*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Glorified; p. pr. &
   vb. n. Glorifying.] [F. glorifier, L. glorificare; gloria
   glory + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See -fy.]
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   1. To make glorious by bestowing glory upon; to confer honor
      and distinction upon; to elevate to power or happiness, or
      to celestial glory.
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            Jesus was not yet glorified.          --John vii.
                                                  39.
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   2. To make glorious in thought or with the heart, by
      ascribing glory to; to acknowledge the excellence of; to
      render homage to; to magnify in worship; to adore.
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            That we for thee may glorify the Lord. --Shak.
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   3. To make (something or someone) appear to be more
      important, splendid, or valuable than would normally be
      thought; as, to glorify every routine job by giving its
      performer the title "engineer"..
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Glorify
   (1.) To make glorious, or cause so to appear (John 12:28; 13:31,
   32; 17:4,5).
   
     (2.) Spoken of God to "shew forth his praise" (1 Cor. 6:20;
   10:31).