1. (

• laud ,
• extol ,
• exalt ,
• glorify ,
• proclaim ,

) praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" ;

2. (

• glorify

) bestow glory upon; "The victory over the enemy glorified the Republic" ;

3. (

• transfigure ,
• glorify ,
• spiritualize ,

) elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration ;

4. (

• glorify ,

) cause to seem more splendid; "You are glorifying a rather mediocre building" ;