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  • 51glorify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. exalt, magnify, revere; exaggerate; praise, honor; transform; flatter. See repute, exaggeration, approbation.Ant., denigrate. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To praise] Syn. laud, commend, extol, acclaim; see… …

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  • 52hail — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. greeting, welcome; hail stones. See cold. v. salute, greet, call, summon; accost, address. See courtesy, indication. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. hailstorm, sleet, hailstone, graupel, soft hail, ice; see… …

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  • 53honor — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. probity, integrity; repute, glory, title, distinction, award; worship, respect, deference. v. t. revere, reward; elevate; recognize; respect; accept (as payable). II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Respect] Syn.… …

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  • 54laud — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. praise, extol, eulogize. See approbation. Ant., criticize. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. praise, eulogize, flatter, commend; see admire 1 , praise 1 , compliment 1 , 2 . See Synonym Study at praise . III …

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  • 55magnify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. enlarge, augment; laud, glorify. See increase, approbation, exaggeration. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To enlarge] Syn. amplify, blow up, expand; see increase 1 . 2. [To exaggerate] Syn. overstate,… …

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  • 56celebrate — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To recognize an occasion] Syn. keep, observe, commemorate, consecrate, hallow, solemnize, sanctify, dedicate, memorialize, mark, honor, proclaim, ritualize, ceremonialize, signalize, mark with a red letter*. Ant. forget*,… …

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  • 57extol — v. a. 1. Praise, laud, magnify, exalt, celebrate, glorify. 2. Eulogize, panegyrize, applaud, be laudatory, of, glorify, commend highly …

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  • 58praise — I. n. 1. Commendation, approval, approbation. See applause. 2. Eulogy, eulogium, encomium, laud, laudation, glorification, panegyric, tribute of praise. 3. Glorification, homage, worship, tribute of gratitude, exaltation, extolling, Te Deum, Laus …

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  • 59extol — verb nutritionists extol the virtues of fiber Syn: praise enthusiastically, go into raptures about/over, wax lyrical about, sing the praises of, praise to the skies, acclaim, exalt, eulogize, adulate, rhapsodize over, rave about, enthuse… …

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  • 60laud — verb a single lauded by the music press Syn: praise, extol, hail, applaud, acclaim, commend, sing the praises of, speak highly of, pay tribute to, lionize, eulogize, rhapsodize over/about; informal rave about; archaic magnify, panegyrize See note …

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