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glorify vs blow up

blow up vs glorify

glorify and blow up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
glorify No No Yes No
blow up No No Yes No
As verbs, blow up is a hypernym of glorify; that is, blow up is a word with a broader meaning than glorify:
  • glorify: cause to seem more splendid
  • blow up: add details to
Other hypernyms of glorify include aggrandise, aggrandize, dramatise, dramatize, embellish, embroider, lard, pad.
glorify (verb) blow up (verb)
bestow glory upon make large
cause to seem more splendid exaggerate or make bigger
elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration to swell or cause to enlarge
praise, glorify, or honor cause to burst with a violent release of energy
fill with gas or air
burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction
add details to
get very angry and fly into a rage
Difference between glorify and blow up

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