v. Function: verb
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Synonyms: PRAISE 2, bless, celebrate, cry up, eulogize, extol, glorify, hymn, laud, panegyrize
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Synonyms: EXALT 1, aggrandize, dignify, distinguish, ennoble, erect, glorify, honor, sublime, uprear
Related Words: augment, enlarge, increase; amplify, dilate, distend, expand, inflate, swell
Antonyms: belittle, minimize
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Synonyms: INCREASE 1, aggrandize, augment, beef (up), boost, enlarge, expand, extend, heighten, multiply
Antonyms: minify
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Synonyms: INTENSIFY , aggravate, deepen, enhance, heighten, intensate, mount, redouble, rise, rouse
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Synonyms: OVERPLAY 2, maximize, overemphasize, overstress
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Synonyms: EMBROIDER , color, embellish, exaggerate, fudge, overcharge, overdraw, overpaint, overstate, pad