lionize

Main Entry:
lionize [lahy-uh-nahyz]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: celebrate
Synonyms: acclaim, adulate, aggrandize, eulogize, exalt, glorify, hero-worship, honor, idolize, immortalize, praise, roll out the red carpet, show respect, worship
Main Entry: fete
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: throw a party for someone
Synonyms: celebrate, entertain, feast, festival, hold reception for, holiday, honor, lionize, make much of, roll out the red carpet, treat, wine and dine
Notes: fate is an event or a course of events that will inevitably happen in the future or the supposed force or power that predetermines events while a fete is an elaborate, usually outdoor, party or festival
Main Entry: glorify
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: praise
Synonyms: acclaim, bless, boost, build up, celebrate, commend, cry up, eulogize, exalt, extol, hike, honor, hymn, laud, lionize, magnify, panegyrize, put on a pedestal, put up, sing the praises of
Antonyms: castigate, condemn, criticize, debase, degrade
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
Main Entry: memorialize
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: honor a memory
Synonyms: acclaim, admire, adore, aggrandize, appreciate, celebrate, commemorate, commend, compliment, decorate, dignify, distinguish, ennoble, erect, esteem, exalt, glorify, hallow, laud, lionize, magnify, observe, praise, prize, revere, roll out red carpet, sanctify, sublime, venerate, worship
Main Entry: panegyrize
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: honor
Synonyms: acclaim, admire, adore, aggrandize, appreciate, be faithful, be true, celebrate, commemorate, commend, compliment, decorate, dignify, distinguish, ennoble, erect, esteem, eulogize, exalt, extol, give glad hand, give key to city, glorify, hail, hallow, keep, laud, lionize, live up to, look up to, magnify, observe, praise, prize, revere, roll out red carpet, sanctify, sing someone's praises, sublime, uprear, value, venerate, worship
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