glorify

verb glo·ri·fy \ˈglȯr-ə-ˌfī\

: to honor or praise (a god or goddess)

: to make (something) seem much better or more important than it really is

glo·ri·fied glo·ri·fy·ing

Full Definition of GLORIFY

transitive verb

1a : to make glorious by bestowing honor, praise, or admiration

b : to elevate to celestial glory

2: to light up brilliantly

3a : to represent as glorious : extol <a song glorifying romantic love>

b : to cause to be or seem to be better than the actual condition <the new position is just a glorified version of the old stockroom job>

4 : to give glory to (as in worship)

— glo·ri·fi·ca·tion ˌglȯr-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən\ noun

— glo·ri·fi·er ˈglȯr-ə-ˌfī(-ə)r\ noun