| 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, hike up, honor, hype, increase, intensify, jack up, jump, magnify, multiply, parlay, praise |
Antonyms: |
belittle, debase, degrade, depress, disgrace, humble, lower |
| Main Entry: | civilize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make cultured; develop |
Synonyms: |
acculturate, acquaint, advance, better, cultivate, edify, educate, elevate, enlighten, ennoble, enrich, ethicize, foster, help forward, humanize, idealize, improve, indoctrinate, inform, instruct, polish, promote, reclaim, refine, sophisticate, spiritualize, tame, uplift |
| Main Entry: | crown |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reward, dignify |
Synonyms: |
adorn, arm, authorize, commission, coronate, delegate, determine, dower, enable, endow, endue, ennoble, enthrone, erect, establish, exalt, festoon, fix, heighten, honor, inaugurate, induct, install, invest, raise, sanction, set up, settle, stabilize, strengthen |
Antonyms: |
dishonor, disregard, fine, punish |
| 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: | dignify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make honorable; glorify |
Synonyms: |
adorn, advance, aggrandize, distinguish, elevate, ennoble, erect, exalt, grace, honor, magnify, prefer, promote, raise, sublime, uprear |
Antonyms: |
belittle, condemn, degrade, demote, detract, disgrace, humiliate, insult, shame |
| Main Entry: | elevate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | promote; augment |
Synonyms: |
advance, aggrandize, appoint, boost, build up, dignify, enhance, ennoble, exalt, further, glorify, heighten, honor, increase, intensify, magnify, prefer, put up, skip, swell, upgrade |
Antonyms: |
condemn, demote, denounce, deprecate, disdain, lessen, lower, spurn |
| 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 |
| Notes: | exalt means to elevate, praise, or raise a person or thing; exult means to rejoice greatly |
Antonyms: |
castigate, condemn, criticize, debase, denounce, humiliate |
| Main Entry: | glorify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | adore, idolize |
Synonyms: |
adorn, aggrandize, apotheosize, augment, beatify, bless, canonize, deify, dignify, distinguish, elevate, enhance, ennoble, enshrine, erect, exalt, halo*, honor, illuminate, immortalize, lift up, magnify, pay homage to, raise, revere, sanctify, transfigure, uprear, venerate, worship |
Antonyms: |
humiliate, lower, mock, shame |
| Main Entry: | honor |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | recognize, treat with respect |
Synonyms: |
acclaim, admire, adore, aggrandize, appreciate, be faithful, be true, celebrate, commemorate, commend, compliment, decorate, dignify, distinguish, ennoble, erect, esteem, exalt, give glad hand, give key to city, glorify, hallow, keep, laud, lionize, live up to, look up to, magnify, observe, praise, prize, revere, roll out red carpet, sanctify, sublime, uprear, value, venerate, worship |
Antonyms: |
betray, denounce, disgrace, dishonor, disrespect, reproach, shame |