glorify

Verb

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

• elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration

• bestow glory upon
  • The victory over the enemy glorified the Republic
    

• praise, glorify, or honor
  • extol the virtues of one's children
    
  • glorify one's spouse's cooking
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  transfigure , spiritualize , laud , extol , exalt , proclaim