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IDOLIZE

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Main Entry: idolize
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: think of very highly; worship

Synonyms:

admire, adore, apotheosize, bow down, canonize, deify, dote on, exalt, glorify, look up to, love, put on a pedestal, revere, reverence, venerate

Antonyms:

despise
Main Entry: admire
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: hold in high regard

Synonyms:

adore, applaud, appreciate, approve, be crazy about, be crazy for, be crazy over, be mad about, be nuts about, be stuck on, be sweet on, be wild about, cherish, commend, credit, delight in, esteem, eulogize, extol, fall for, get high on, glorify, go for, groove on, hail, hold in respect, honor, idolize, laud, look up to, marvel at, moon over, pay homage to, praise, prize, rate highly, respect, revere, take pleasure in, think highly of, treasure, value, venerate, wonder at, worship

Antonyms:

abhor, condemn, despise, detest, dislike, execrate, hate, scorn
Main Entry: adore
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: love intensely

Synonyms:

admire, be crazy about, be gone on, be mad for, be nuts about, be serious about, be smitten with, be stuck on, be sweet on, be wild about, cherish, delight in, dig*, dote on, esteem, exalt, fall for, flip over, glorify, go for, honor, idolize, prize, revere, reverence, treasure, venerate, worship

Antonyms:

abhor, condemn, despise, detest, hate
Main Entry: cherish
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: care about deeply

Synonyms:

admire, adore, appreciate, apprize, care for, clasp, cleave to, cling to, coddle, comfort, cosset, cultivate, defend, dote on, embrace, encourage, enshrine, entertain, fancy, fondle, foster, guard, harbor, hold dear, hold in high esteem, honor, hug, idolize, like, love, nourish, nurse, nurture, pet, preserve, prize, revere, reverence, safeguard, shelter, shield, support, sustain, treasure, value, venerate, worship
Notes: cherish means to be fond of, be attached to, while nurture means to bring up, help develop, help grow, or provide with nourishment

Antonyms:

abandon, denounce, forsake, not care, renounce
Main Entry: deify
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: elevate, glorify

Synonyms:

adore, apostheosize, consecrate, ennoble, enthrone, exalt, extol, idealize, idolize, immortalize, venerate, worship

Antonyms:

degrade, dishonor, lower
Main Entry: dote on/dote upon
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: lavish affection on

Synonyms:

admire, adore, be fond of, be infatuated with, be sweet on, cherish, enjoy, fancy, hold dear, idolize, like, love, pet, prize, treasure, worship

Antonyms:

ignore, neglect
Main Entry: enshrine
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: hold as sacred

Synonyms:

apotheosize, bless, cherish, consecrate, dedicate, embalm, exalt, hallow, idolize, preserve, revere, sanctify, treasure

Antonyms:

defile, desecrate, disrespect
Main Entry: esteem
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: think highly of

Synonyms:

admire, appreciate, apprise, be fond of, cherish, consider, hold dear, honor, idolize, like, look up to, love, prize, regard, regard highly, respect, revere, reverence, think the world of, treasure, value, venerate, worship

Antonyms:

abuse, dislike, disregard, disrespect, hate, insult, mock, ridicule
Main Entry: eulogize
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: praise, glorify

Synonyms:

acclaim, applaud, bless, celebrate, commend, compliment, cry up, exalt, extol, flatter, give a bouquet, give a posy, hymn, idolize, laud, magnify, panegyrize, pay tribute to, sing praises

Antonyms:

calumniate, condemn, criticize
Main Entry: exalt
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: promote, praise

Synonyms:

acclaim, advance, aggrandize, apotheosize, applaud, bless, boost, build up*, commend, dignify, distinguish, ennoble, erect, eulogize, extol, glorify, halo, honor, idolize, intensify, laud, magnify, pay homage to, pay tribute to, raise, revere, set on pedestal, sublime, transfigure, upgrade, uprear, worship

Antonyms:

castigate, condemn, criticize, debase, denounce, humiliate
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