glorify

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. v. To give glory, honor, or high praise to; exalt.
2. v. To cause to be or seem more glorious or excellent than is actually the case: Your descriptions have glorified an average house into a mansion.
3. v. To give glory to, especially through worship.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. To give or ascribe glory or honor to; magnify and exalt with praises.
2. To make glorious; exalt to a state of glory.
3. To raise to a higher quality, condition, or consideration; make finer; improve; embellish; refine.
4. To vaunt; boast; exult.

Wiktionary

1. v. transitive to exalt, or give glory or praise to (something or someone)
2. v. transitive to make (something) appear to be more glorious than it is
3. v. transitive to worship or extol

GNU Webster's 1913

1. v. To make glorious by bestowing glory upon; to confer honor and distinction upon; to elevate to power or happiness, or to celestial glory.
2. v. To make glorious in thought or with the heart, by ascribing glory to; to acknowledge the excellence of; to render homage to; to magnify in worship; to adore.
3. v. To make (something or someone) appear to be more important, splendid, or valuable than would normally be thought.

WordNet 3.0

1. v. bestow glory upon
2. v. elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration
3. v. cause to seem more splendid
4. v. praise, glorify, or honor