praise, glorify, or honor; extol the virtues of ones children; glorify ones spouses cooking

[ Syn: laud , extol , exalt , proclaim ]

bestow glory upon; The victory over the enemy glorified the Republic'

elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christs transfiguration

[ Syn: transfigure , spiritualize ]

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