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Main Entry:	commend
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	recommend, praise
Synonyms:	acclaim, accredit, advocate, applaud, approve, boost, build, build up, compliment, countenance, endorse, eulogize, extol, hail, laud, pat on the back, sanction, stroke, support, give a posy, gold star, hand it to, hats off to, hear it for, kudize, puff up, speak highly of
Antonyms:	censure, criticize, disapprove, rebuke, reprimand

Main Entry:	commend
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	hand over with confidence
Synonyms:	assign, commit, confer, confide, consign, deliver, entrust, proffer, relegate, resign, tender, trust, turn over, yield
Antonyms:	deny, keep, refuse

Main Entry:	acclaim
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	give approval
Synonyms:	applaud, approve, boost, celebrate, cheer, clap, commend, compliment, eulogize, exalt, extol, hail, honor, laud, praise, push, rave, recommend, root, salute, stroke, blow horn, give a bouquet, give a posy, give kudos, hand it to, hear it for, puff up
Antonyms:	berate, censure, damn, denounce, disapprove, dishonor, vituperate

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Main Entry:	admire
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	hold in high regard
Synonyms:	adore, applaud, appreciate, approve, cherish, commend, credit, delight in, esteem, eulogize, extol, fall for, glorify, go for, hail, honor, idolize, laud, praise, prize, respect, revere, treasure, value, venerate, worship, be crazy about, be crazy for, be crazy over, be mad about, be nuts about, be stuck on, be sweet on, be wild about, get high on, groove on*, hold in respect, look up to, marvel at, moon over, pay homage to, rate highly, take pleasure in, think highly of, wonder at
Antonyms:	abhor, condemn, despise, detest, dislike, execrate, hate, scorn

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Main Entry:	aggrandize
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	cause something to seem or be greater, bigger
Synonyms:	acclaim, applaud, augment, beef up*, boost, commend, dignify, distinguish, enlarge, ennoble, expand, extend, glorify, heighten, hike, honor, hype, increase, intensify, jump, magnify, multiply, parlay, praise, hike up, jack up
Antonyms:	belittle, debase, degrade, depress, disgrace, humble, lower

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Main Entry:	applaud
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	clap for; express approval
Synonyms:	acclaim, approve, boost, cheer, commend, compliment, encourage, eulogize, extol, glorify, hail, laud, magnify, plug, praise, rave, recommend, root*, give a hand, give ovation, hear it for, kudize
Antonyms:	keep silent

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Main Entry:	celebrate
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	commemorate occasion, achievement
Synonyms:	beat the drum, bless, blow off steam, carouse, ceremonialize, commend, consecrate, dedicate, drink to, eulogize, exalt, extol, feast, fete, glorify, hallow, have a ball, honor, jubilate, keep, kick up one's heels, laud, let loose, lionize, live it up, make merry, make whoopee, mark with a red letter, memorialize, observe, paint the town red, party, perform, praise, proclaim, publicize, raise hell, rejoice, revel, revere, ritualize, signalize, solemnize
Antonyms:	disregard, forget, ignore, neglect, overlook

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Main Entry:	compliment
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	praise, flatter
Synonyms:	acclaim, adulate, applaud, butter up*, cajole, celebrate, charm, cheer, commemorate, commend, congratulate, endorse, eulogize, exalt, extol, felicitate, glorify, hail, honor, laud, magnify, pat on the back, please, recommend, salute, sanction, satisfy, soothe, toast, worship, fawn upon, give bouquet, hand it to, ingratiate oneself with, kudize, make much of, panegyrize, pay respects, pay tribute to, puff up, roose, sing praises of, speak highly of, take off hat to, trade last, wish joy to
Notes:	complement is 'to complete, round out' and compliment is 'to praise or admire' and as a noun it is an expression of praise or admiration
Antonyms:	blame, censure, complain, criticize, denounce, insult, libel, slander

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Main Entry:	countenance
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	approve, support
Synonyms:	abet, accept, advocate, aid, applaud, back, bear with, champion, commend, condone, confirm, cope, encourage, endorse, favor, go for, handle, help, invite, okay, sanction, stand for, swallow, thumbs up, uphold, approbate, get behind, give green light, give stamp of approval, give the nod, go along with, grin and bear it, hold with, live with, nod at, put John Hancock on, put up with, sign off on, sit still for, smile on, stomach something
Antonyms:	deny, disagree, disapprove, discourage, fight, oppose, refuse

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Main Entry:	entrust
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	give custody, authority to
Synonyms:	allocate, allot, assign, authorize, bank, charge, commend, commit, confer, confide, consign, count, delegate, deliver, depend, hand over, impose, invest, reckon, relegate, rely, trust, turn over, bend an ear, deposit with, leave with

Main Entry:	eulogize
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	praise, glorify
Synonyms:	acclaim, applaud, bless, celebrate, commend, compliment, exalt, extol, flatter, hymn, idolize, laud, magnify, cry up, give a bouquet, give a posy, panegyrize, pay tribute to, sing praises
Antonyms:	calumniate, condemn, criticize

Main Entry:	exalt
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	promote, praise
Synonyms:	acclaim, advance, aggrandize, applaud, bless, boost, build up*, commend, dignify, distinguish, ennoble, erect, eulogize, extol, glorify, halo, honor, idolize, intensify, laud, magnify, raise, revere, sublime, upgrade, worship, apotheosize, pay homage to, pay tribute to, set on pedestal, transfigure, uprear
Antonyms:	castigate, condemn, criticize, debase, denounce, humiliate

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Main Entry:	extol
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	sing the praises of
Synonyms:	acclaim, applaud, bless, boost, celebrate, commend, eulogize, exalt, glorify, hymn, laud, magnify, praise, push, rave, root, stroke*, brag about, cry up, give a boost to, givea bouquet, hand it to, hats off to, hear it for, make much of, panegyrize, pay tribute to, puff up
Antonyms:	blame, criticize

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Main Entry:	felicitate
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	congratulate
Synonyms:	commend, compliment, praise, recommend, salute, rejoice with, wish joy to
Antonyms:	condemn, reject

Main Entry:	hand over
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	give back; release
Synonyms:	abandon, cede, commend, commit, consign, deliver, dispense, donate, entrust, feed, find, hand, leave, present, provide, relegate, relinquish, supply, surrender, transfer, turn over, waive, yield, fork out*, fork up, give up
Antonyms:	hold, keep, retain

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Main Entry:	honor
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	recognize, treat with respect
Synonyms:	acclaim, admire, adore, aggrandize, appreciate, celebrate, commemorate, commend, compliment, decorate, dignify, distinguish, ennoble, erect, esteem, exalt, glorify, hallow, keep, laud, lionize, magnify, observe, praise, prize, revere, sanctify, sublime, value, venerate, worship, be faithful, be true, give glad hand, give key to city, live up to, look up to, roll out red carpet, uprear
Antonyms:	betray, denounce, disgrace, dishonor, disrespect, reproach, shame

Main Entry:	laud
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	acclaim, praise
Synonyms:	admire, adore, approve, bless, boost, build up, celebrate, commend, compliment, eulogize, extol, flatter, glorify, honor, hymn, magnify, pat on the back, revere, reverence, stroke, venerate, worship, cry up, hand it to, panegyrize, sing the praises of
Antonyms:	blame, castigate, criticize

Main Entry:	praise
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	congratulate; adore
Synonyms:	acclaim, admire, adulate, advocate, aggrandize, applaud, appreciate, approve, bless, boost, build up, cajole, celebrate, cheer, cite, clap, commend, compliment, dignify, distinguish, elevate, endorse, ennoble, eulogize, exalt, extol, flatter, glorify, hail, honor, laud, proclaim, puff, recommend, resound, reverence, root, sanction, stroke, tout, worship, bow down, cry up, give thanks, make much of, panegyrize, pay homage, pay tribute, rave over, sing the praises, smile on*
Antonyms:	accuse, blame, censure, condemn, denounce, reproach

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Main Entry:	recommend
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	advise, approve
Synonyms:	acclaim, advance, advocate, applaud, back, celebrate, commend, compliment, confirm, counsel, endorse, enjoin, esteem, eulogize, exalt, exhort, extol, favor, glorify, hold up, justify, laud, magnify, plug*, praise, prescribe, prize, propose, sanction, second, steer, suggest, uphold, urge, value, vouch for, be all for, be satisfied with, front for, go on record for, put forward, put in a good word, put on to, speak highly of, speak well of, stand by, think highly of
Antonyms:	disapprove, discourage, dissuade

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Main Entry:	urge
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	beg, push for, encourage
Synonyms:	adjure, advance, advise, advocate, ask, attract, beseech, champion, charge, commend, compel, conjure, counsel, countenance, drive, egg on*, endorse, entreat, exhort, favor, force, further, goad, hasten, impel, implore, incite, induce, influence, inspire, instigate, maneuver, move, plead, press, promote, prompt, propel, propose, push, rationalize, recommend, request, sanction, solicit, spur, stimulate, support, tempt, wheedle, appeal to, fire up, insist on, put up to, speak for
Antonyms:	discourage, dissuade