different between glorify vs aggrandise

glorify

English

Etymology

From Middle English glorifien, from Anglo-Norman glorifier, from Old French, from Late Latin glorific?, from Latin gloria + faci? (to make).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??l???fa?/

Verb

glorify (third-person singular simple present glorifies, present participle glorifying, simple past and past participle glorified)

  1. (transitive) To exalt, or give glory or praise to (something or someone).
  2. (transitive) To make (something) appear to be more glorious than it is; regard something or someone as excellent baselessly.
  3. (transitive) To worship or extol.

Synonyms

  • transfigure, exalt, mythify

Antonyms

  • (all meanings): vilify
  • (regard something or someone excellent baselessly): slander

Related terms

  • glory
  • glorification
  • beautify

Translations

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aggrandise

English

Verb

aggrandise (third-person singular simple present aggrandises, present participle aggrandising, simple past and past participle aggrandised)

  1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of aggrandize.

Derived terms

  • aggrandisement

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