| 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: | kneel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get down on one's knees |
Synonyms: |
bow, bow down, curtsey, do obeisance, genuflect, kowtow, prostrate oneself, stoop |
| Main Entry: | praise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | congratulate; adore |
Synonyms: |
acclaim, admire, adulate, advocate, aggrandize, applaud, appreciate, approve, bless, boost, bow down, build up*, cajole, celebrate, cheer, cite, clap, commend, compliment, cry up, dignify, distinguish, elevate, endorse, ennoble, eulogize, exalt, extol, flatter, give thanks, glorify, hail, honor, laud, make much of, panegyrize, pay homage, pay tribute, proclaim, puff, rave over, recommend, resound, reverence, root*, sanction, sing the praises, smile on, stroke*, tout, worship |
Antonyms: |
accuse, blame, censure, condemn, denounce, reproach |
| Main Entry: | prostrate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fall on knees; submit |
Synonyms: |
abase, bow, bow down, cast before, cringe, fall at feet, give in, grovel, kneel, kowtow, obey, surrender |
| Notes: | prone is lying on your face (facing downwards) - which is also true for prostrate, but only in expressing adoration or begging for protection; supine is lying on your back prostate is the gland; prostrate means 'lying face down' supine is lying face upward, prone and prostrate are lying face downward - and prostrate suggests throwing oneself down, while recumbent is lying flat in any position |
Antonyms: |
erect, stand, straighten |
| Main Entry: | thank |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | express gratitude |
Synonyms: |
acknowledge, be grateful, be indebted, be obligated, be obliged, bless, bow down, give thanks, kiss*, praise, say thank you, show appreciation, show courtesy, show gratitude, smile on |