Overglorify

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To glorify excessively; to praise too much.

    "Abraham Lincoln is often overglorified in elementary school classrooms."

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"Abraham Lincoln is often overglorified in elementary school classrooms."

Etymology

From over- + glorify.

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