different between idealize vs glorify

English

Alternative forms

• idealise

Etymology

From ideal +? -ize

Verb

idealize (third-person singular simple present idealizes, present participle idealizing, simple past and past participle idealized)

1. (transitive) To regard something as ideal.
2. (intransitive) To conceive or form an ideal.
3. (transitive, art) To portray using idealization.

Derived terms

• idealization

Translations

Further reading

• idealize in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• idealize in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Portuguese

Verb

idealize

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of idealizar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of idealizar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of idealizar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of idealizar

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

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