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overglorifying

overglorifying is the present participle and gerund of overglorify.

Meaning of overglorify

Verb

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

  1. To glorify excessively; to praise too much.
    • Abraham Lincoln is often overglorified in elementary school classrooms.

Questions about overglorifying

What is overglorifying the present participle and gerund of?
Overglorifying is the present participle and gerund of overglorify.

Words near overglorifying in the dictionary

  1. overglorification
  2. overglorifications
  3. overglorified
  4. overglorifies
  5. overglorify
  6. overglorifying
  7. overglorious
  8. overgloss
  9. overglossed
  10. overglosses
  11. overglossing

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