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simple past and past participle of glorify examples
comparative more glorified, superlative most glorified
transformed into something more glorious than it actually is (often used sarcastically) quotations examples
The gyroscope is however merely a glorified spinning top […]
1959, Andrew Gray, A treatise on gyrostatics and rotational motion
Voluntary thrift, embodied in industrial insurance, nurtured character, but social insurance was merely a glorified form of poor law legislation.
1986, Roy Lubove, The Struggle for Social Security, 1900-1935
If the captain was only a glorified first aid man as he claimed, the emphasis has to be on the glory he deserved for the way in which he did his job.
2004, Lloyd Manning Wells, From Anzio to the Alps: an American soldier's story