glorify

动词 glorify:

1. praise, glorify, or honor
   同义词：laud, extol, exalt, proclaim
2. bestow glory upon
3. elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration
   同义词：transfigure, spiritualize
4. cause to seem more splendid

1. The newspapers glorified their heroic deeds.
   报纸称颂了他们的英雄事迹。
2. The setting sun glorified the scene.
   落日使景色更美。

glo.ri.fy

v.tr.（及物动词）
glo.ri.fied,glo.ri.fy.ing,glo.ri.fies
To give glory, honor, or high praise to; exalt.
赞美：给荣耀、荣誉或高度赞扬歌颂；颂扬
To cause to be or seem more glorious or excellent than is actually the case:
使增色，美化：使比原来情况处于或看起来更光彩或出色：
例句：
Your descriptions have glorified an average house into a mansion.
你把一幢普通的房子美化成了一座豪华公寓

To give glory to, especially through worship.
崇拜：给荣誉，尤指通过崇拜

来源：
Middle English glorifien
中古英语 glorifien
from Old French glorefier
源自 古法语 glorefier
from Latin glôrific3re
源自 拉丁语 glôrific3re
glôria [glory]
glôria [荣誉，赞颂]
-fic3re [-fy]
-fic3re [后缀，表.使…化.]

【引伸】
glo.rifica.tion
glo.rifi.er
n.（名词）