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lionize: assign great social importance to; "The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood"; "The tenor was lionized in Vienna"

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glamorize collapse: make glamorous and attractive; "This new wallpaper really glamorizes the living room!"

canonize collapse: declare (a dead person) to be a saint; "After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized"; treat as a sacred person; "He canonizes women"

boast of collapse

brag about collapse

enthrone collapse: put a monarch on the throne; "The Queen was enthroned more than 50 years ago"

ennoble collapse: give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility; confer dignity or honor upon; "He was dignified with a title"

beatify collapse: declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; "On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican"; make blessedly happy

eulogize collapse: praise formally and eloquently; "The dead woman was eulogized at the funeral"

sight see collapse

sanctify collapse

immortalize collapse: make famous forever; "This melody immortalized its composer"

extol collapse

puff up collapse: make larger or distend; "The estimates were puffed up"

throne collapse: the position and power of an exalted person (a sovereign or bishop) who is entitled to sit in a chair of state on ceremonial occasions; the chair of state of a monarch, bishop, etc.; "the king sat on his throne"; sit on the throne as a ruler

deify collapse: exalt to the position of a God; "the people deified their King"; consider as a god or godlike; "These young men deify financial success"

idolize collapse: love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol; "Many teenagers idolized the Beatles"

glorify collapse: bestow glory upon; "The victory over the enemy glorified the Republic"; cause to seem more splendid; "You are glorifying a rather mediocre building"

enshrine collapse: enclose in a shrine; "the saint's bones were enshrined in the cathedral"; hold sacred

flatter collapse: praise somewhat dishonestly

elevate collapse

aggrandize collapse

laud collapse: praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking"

saint collapse: person of exceptional holiness; a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization

rubberneck collapse: a person who stares inquisitively; strain to watch; stare curiously; "The cars slowed down and the drivers rubbernecked after the accident"

celebrate collapse: have a celebration; "They were feting the patriarch of the family"; "After the exam, the students were celebrating"

bless collapse: give a benediction to; "The dying man blessed his son"; make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate; confer prosperity or happiness on

exalt collapse: raise in rank, character, or status; "exalted the humble shoemaker to the rank of King's adviser"

emblazon collapse: decorate with heraldic arms

magnify collapse: increase in size, volume or significance; "Her terror was magnified in her mind"

praise collapse: an expression of approval and commendation; "he always appreciated praise for his work"; offering words of homage as an act of worship; "they sang a hymn of praise to God"; express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance"

hero worship collapse: admiration for great men (or their memory)

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