Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - glorify

 transitive verb  (-fied; -fying)  Etymology: Middle English glorifien, from Anglo-French glorifier, from Late Latin glorificare, from gloria  Date: 14th century  1.  a. to make glorious by bestowing honor, praise, or admiration  b. to elevate to celestial glory  2. to light up brilliantly  3.  a. to represent as glorious ; extol a song ~ing romantic love  b. to cause to be or seem to be better than the actual condition the new position is just a glorified version of the old stockroom job  4. to give glory to (as in worship)  • glorification noun  • glorifier noun