overglorify

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verb

To glorify excessively; to praise too much.

“Abraham Lincoln is often overglorified in elementary school classrooms.”

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Meanings

verboverglorify (third-person singular simple present overglorifies, present participle overglorifying, simple past and past participle overglorified)

present singular third person overglorifies · participle present overglorifying · participle past overglorified · past overglorified

  1. To glorify excessively; to praise too much.

    Abraham Lincoln is often overglorified in elementary school classrooms.

Origin

From over- + glorify.

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APA

overglorify. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overglorify

MLA

“overglorify.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overglorify. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overglorify,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overglorify.

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