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glorify

 
 
/ˈglɔːrɪfaɪ/ verb [T]

Definition

MAKE BETTER to describe or represent something in a way that makes it seem better or more important than it really is: films that glorify violence
PRAISE to praise someone, especially God
(Definition of glorify verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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