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Verb
▲
To make great or greater in status or value
dignify
elevate
magnify
advance
ennoble
exaggerate
exalt
intensify
promote
canoniseUK
canonizeUS
deify
enlarge
enrich
enshrine
ensky
enthrone
glorify
inflate
amplify
augment
empower
acclaim
applaud
boast
brag
commend
distinguish
heighten
hike
honorUS
honourUK
jump
overstate
overvalue
parlay
praise
beef up
hike up
jack up
puff up
make much of
fix
enable
strengthen
set up
authorizeUS
stabiliseUK
settle
dower
delegate
commission
arm
reward
endue
stabilizeUS
festoon
endow
sanction
authoriseUK
determine
more ❯
“He would go on and on, showing off, aggrandizing himself.”
Verb
▲
To increase in amount, size, degree or value
increase
augment
expand
raise
amplify
escalate
boost
extend
swell
multiply
enlarge
compound
accelerate
up
stoke
supersize
hype
build up
add to
pump up
magnify
heighten
intensify
grow
enhance
mount
strengthen
snowball
inflate
develop
heat up
point
accent
tone up
heap on
hop up
jazz up
make louder
stoke up
touch up
work out
promote
make headway
prosper
build on
make strides
fine-tune
update
smarten
work up
shape up
move forward
straighten out
make progress
fast-track
brush up
forge ahead
smarten up
grow greater
grow larger
put fuel on
piggyback
tag on
hone
reform
correct
work on
rectify
revamp
come on
gain ground
revise
edit
set right
fix
adjust
move ahead
press on
press forward
tweak
push ahead
push on
propel
take the next step
emend
modify
make perfect
turn the corner
train
mature
temper
remedy
repair
copy-edit
become better
drive forward
forward
go places
move forward in leaps and bounds
move up
pull ahead
get ahead
polish up
right
get on
redress
square
continue ahead
level up
take it to the next level
polish up on
work hard at
put right
brush up on
devote yourself to
devote oneself to
get better at
get somewhere
smooth
crank something up
send up
evolve
purify
recuperate
revolutionizeUS
moderniseUK
modernizeUS
transform
form
revolutioniseUK
get better
fix up
transcend
excel
change for the better
come along
pace
get along
go off
perk up
take off
push
drive
tighten up
envigorateUK
invigorateUS
spruce up
take to the next level
add value to
embellish
change
bump
mitigate
assuage
remediate
be on the up
come around
look up
alter
elaborate on
illume
burnish
vitalize
stimulate
increase slightly
rewrite
qualify
adapt
rephrase
rework
recast
rescript
redraft
reword
red-pencil
debug
clarify
rebrand
redraw
make up for
pay one's dues
proceed
rise rapidly
increase rapidly
get larger
go through the ceiling
rise up
benefit
increase one's intensity
rise to the next level
take it to the limit
propel forward
take it up a notch
raise one's game
turn it up
kick it up a notch
elevate one's game
step it up
boost one's game
step up one's game
pick up the pace
crank it up
sleek
civiliseUK
explain
make clear
slick
sharpen up
civilizeUS
round
march
move onward
be promoted
work one's way
finish
complete
crown
consummate
go forward
better oneself
make one's way
step forward
move on
succeed
climb the ladder
work one's way up
be elevated
resolve
heal
cure
settle
hasten
launch
finish off
put the finishing touches to
put the final touches to
forge ahead with
make headway with
bring forward
get with it
patch up
make good
make improvements to
clear up
put to rights
sort out
deal with
get ahead of
more ❯
Verb
▲
To rapidly grow out of proportion or control
develop
grow
upgrade
increase
expand
swell
escalate
multiply
burgeon
mushroom
rise
proliferate
enlarge
spread
balloon
bourgeon
mount
extend
appreciate
augment
accumulate
climb
boom
accelerate
amplify
gain
boost
wax
heighten
magnify
more ❯
Verb
▲
To deify, to convert into a god
apotheosize
worship
glorify
deify
idoliseUK
idolizeUS
laud
elevate
ennoble
idealiseUK
idealizeUS
dignify
apotheose
put on a pedestal
lionizeUS
hero-worship
adulate
adore
lioniseUK
canonizeUS
dote on
canoniseUK
exalt
revere
esteem
admire
venerate
reverence
respect
hold in admiration
heroize
honorUS
hold in high regard
honourUK
cherish
look up to
regard highly
have a high opinion of
think highly of
Verb
▲
To enhance the value of something, or to make more efficient
improve
enhance
embellish
enrich
amplify
boost
lift
ameliorate
better
uplift
vitalize
advantage
aid
endow
favorUS
favourUK
inspirit
envigorateUK
invigorateUS
optimiseUK
optimizeUS
promote
stimulate
titivate
upgrade
appreciate
augment
benefit
brighten
cultivate
meliorate
up
add value to
build up
contribute to
make better
boost up
brush up
do up
drive forward
beef up
build on
add to
step up
bump up
give a boost to
spruce up
encourage the growth of
fine-tune
polish up
smarten up
give a facelift to
perk up
give a lift to
back
nurture
champion
nourish
incubate
nurse
abet
sponsor
endorse
give backing to
advocate
expedite
espouse
accelerate
prop up
proselytizeUS
speed up
pave the way for
bail out
proselytiseUK
urge
bankroll
finance
rear
spread
invest in
subsidizeUS
hasten
breed
sanction
push
cooperate
attend
uphold
sustain
patronizeUS
backstop
plug
patroniseUK
subsidiseUK
give a donation to
give money to
propagandizeUS
wait on
further the interests of
help along
speed
open doors
lend support to
go with
lend a hand
be conducive to
lend a hand to
take care of
speak for
propagandiseUK
oil the wheels of
bring up
present
preach
suggest
proclaim
foment
propound
peddle
feed
pay
grow
fuel
tend
hurry
be of benefit to
do someone good
hurry along
be of value to
keep
be of advantage
propel
fast-track
give a push to
extend
ballyhoo
broaden
generate
engender
spur on
propagate
expand
protect
mother
safeguard
recommend
sit
cradle
father
baby-sit
keep alive
take charge of
care for
see to
administer to
keep an eye on
watch over
nursemaid
minister to
watch out for
keep tabs on
mentor
indorse
launch
give
deliver
buttress
advise
push for
help in
get behind
campaign for
aid in
fund
bolster
oblige
accommodate
precipitate
work with
second
give assistance to
cooperate with
attend to
collaborate with
stump
hype
make easy
thump
puff
do someone a favour
do someone a service
pitch in with
bail someone out
muck in with
open the door for
ride shotgun
help out
clear a path for
do for
open doors for
root for
be a factor in
smooth the way for
run interference for
smooth the path of
give a leg up
get stuck in with
assist the progress of
lend a helping hand to
give a lift
get someone out of a tight spot
make a pitch for
go down the line for
stand up for
grease the wheels
give a leg up to
put on the map
go to bat for
be a tower of strength to
give a hand
more ❯
Verb
▲
To praise someone or something, especially in an eloquent speech or in writing
panegyrize
acclaim
celebrate
commemorate
commend
praise
appreciate
exalt
glorify
lioniseUK
lionizeUS
revere
venerate
worship
admire
adore
distinguish
esteem
hail
hallow
sanctify
compliment
decorate
dignify
eulogiseUK
eulogizeUS
laud
magnify
value
ennoble
erect
observe
prize
sublime
uprear
extol
keep
look up to
roll out red carpet
be faithful
be true
give glad hand
give key to city
live up to
sing someone's praises
set in stone
bestow honour on
make a fuss of
roll out the red carpet
show respect
make a fuss over
approve
welcome
rave
hear it for
push
plug
stroke
support
favorUS
favourUK
root
rhapsodize over
root for
look on with favour
praise enthusiastically
vouch for
rhapsodizeUS
gush about
enthuse about
enthuse over
gush over
countenance
wax lyrical
urge
give a posy
give it up for
go on about
express delight over
go wild about
be mad about
rhapsodiseUK
give a big hand
back
vaunt
hurrah
hurray
rhapsodize about
gush
hug
tip
mention
give a bouquet
drool
slobber
fuss
effuse
accept
hats off to
suggest
enthuse
effervesce
gold star
espouse
give a hand
bring the house down
put your hands together
give a standing ovation
give a round of applause
champion
approbate
adopt
okay
advise
think well of
care for
look on with favor
be in favor of
receive favorably
subscribe to
press for
rubber-stamp
stand by
lobby for
flash on
give the nod to
stand up for
take a shine to
argue for
wish joy to
be on one's side
regard highly
take to
buck for
thumbs up
campaign for
tilt toward
put in a good word
receive gladly
rejoice with
OK
take a liking to
express admiration of
crack-up
sing somebody's praises
show gratitude to
be grateful for
build
confirm
affirm
uphold
sing praises
whistle
belaud
shout for
brag about
givea bouquet
give approval
blow horn
give kudos
holler for
shout
yell
give ovation
express respect for
give someone a pat on the back
show your appreciation
rise to
give a boost to
be wild about
be excited
fall all over
be delighted
carry on about
bubble
make a to-do
sound off for
consider
rate highly
show one's appreciation of
put one's hands together for
give it up
applaud someone to the echo
strike gently
clap one's hands
speak of
talk of
festival
treat
feast
holiday
entertain
hold in high regard
hold in high esteem
express approval for
hold in respect
salute someone for
toast someone for
thank someone for
express gratitude for
pay tribute to someone for
give thanks for
wish one well
wish happy returns
give regards
give a big cigar
hold reception for
wine and dine
be enthusiastic
be effusive
bubble over
go wild
go crazy
go into raptures
go mad
propose
be mad
be wild
depend on it
believe in
put your faith in
have faith in
go on the record for
trust
be certain
count on
bank on
swear by
be satisfied with
depend on
rely on
be passionate
talk excitedly
go over the top
get all worked up
show enthusiasm
offer
advance
proffer
nominate
pose
table
proposition
be in favour of
prescribe
submit
present
second
be all for
put in a good word for
offer a suggestion
look with favour on
hold up
give a tip
put forward
go on record for
speak favourably of
tip off
front for
beat the drum for
more ❯
Verb
▲
To describe or express in too exaggerated terms
exaggerate
magnify
overstate
embellish
embroider
amplify
inflate
hyperbolize
overemphasiseUK
overemphasizeUS
overestimate
overdo
overdraw
overstress
emphasiseUK
emphasizeUS
overvalue
colourUK
dramatiseUK
dramatizeUS
elaborate
enlarge
exalt
over-elaborate
overplay
oversell
catastrophize
colorUS
overpitch
pad
put on
stretch
add colour
boast
boost
brag
caricature
corrupt
distort
elaborate on
expand
fabricate
falsify
fudge
heighten
hike
intensify
lie
misquote
misreport
misrepresent
overexaggerate
puff
pyramid
romance
romanticiseUK
romanticizeUS
scam
up
lay it on thick
pile it on
stretch the truth
build up
cook up
draw the longbow
lay on
loud talk
pile it on about
pretty up
shoot a line
go to extremes
lay it on thick about
big up
blow out of proportion
blow something out of all proportion
blow up out of all proportion
lay it on with a shovel
lay it on with a trowel
make a big thing of
make a federal case of
bend
develop
reinforce
pervert
add to
garble
misstate
fill out
misinterpret
cook
manipulate
misrelate
supplement
disguise
build on
broaden
fake
put a spin on
warp
refine
perfect
improve
massage
belie
polish
twist
slant
strain
put flesh on the bones of
expatiate on
adorn
doctor
gloss
spin
alter
change
tamper with
expatiate
adulterate
fix
fiddle
pile on
quote out of context
promote
equivocate
palter
prevaricate
con
take out of context
give a false account of
phony up
trump up
stretch a point
interlard
juggle
depict
characterizeUS
represent
portray
detail
patch
interfere with
tinker with
emphasize too much
fiddle with
over-embroider
over-embellish
over-colour
give details
improve on
overwrite
parody
characteriseUK
dress something up
conceal
travesty
poison
airbrush
explain
cheese
blarney
blow smoke
give a false idea of
miscolor
cloak
pass off
bias
cover up
beard
mask
mangle
skew
pirate
confuse
angle
dress
snow
put flesh on
dilate
blow up out of proportion
grace
coat
forge
clarify
deck
brighten
enrich
sugar-coat
window-dress
camouflage
overdo it
round out
dilate on
embellish the truth
over-praise
soft-soap
overstate one's case
pay extravagant compliments
dilate upon
sweet-talk
enlarge upon
go into detail
give fulsome praise
lay on with a trowel
counterfeit
flesh something out
gloss over
overdramatize
garnish
beautify
ornament
bedeck
invent
overuse
debase
go overboard with
belabourUK
carry
do to death
paint
begild
aureate
engild
overlay
wash
tinsel
whitewash
plate
aurify
glitter
overload
overreach
camp up
overwork
overburden
overtax
overindulge
hype
fatigue
belaborUS
overtire
pressure
vitiate
contravene
salt
four-flush
deceive
contort
rig
traverse
deacon
fib
talk big
pull the longbow
go overboard
drive oneself
make a thing about
strain oneself
make a thing of
run riot
wear down
make a big deal out of
go too far
wear oneself out
lay something on thick
bite off too much
run into the ground
make a big thing about
put on an act
fake it
frame up
more ❯
Verb
▲
To ostentatiously draw attention to
display
parade
boast
flash
flaunt
flourish
hype
publiciseUK
publicizeUS
reveal
exhibit
plug
brag
expose
showboat
promote
show
swagger
promulgate
swank
unveil
brandish
crow
vaunt
air
broadcast
gloat
grandstand
advertise
advertize
declare
feature
showcase
make known
make public
show off
call attention to
draw attention to
give publicity to
cry up
more ❯
Verb
▲
To make more beautiful or attractive by adorning or decorating
embellish
adorn
decorate
deck
dress
grace
ornament
beautify
enrich
garnish
trim
enhance
bedeck
festoon
gild
furnish
bedizen
caparison
dress up
varnish
array
bespangle
blazon
do
do up
drape
emblaze
emblazon
emboss
fancify
zhoosh
befrill
bejewel
brighten up
furbelow
ginger up
amplify
doll up
do out
enlarge
fancy up
fudge
glitz up
gussy up
jazz up
overdo
overstate
prettify
pretty up
zhoosh up
tart up
fix up
give details
spiff up
spruce up
add bells and whistles
groom
brush
comb
arrange
smooth
tidy
trig
plume
freshen up
accoutre
outfit
turn out
prink up
trig up
refurbish
fix
attach
stencil
fasten
pimp out
pimp up
prepare
admire
fuss
spiff
put on your gladrags
fuss over
fig up
be in full fig
put on your best bib and tucker
get dressed up
sprinkle
dot
star
stud
light
sequin
supply
stock
trick up
arm
provide
clad
tog
dud
provision
issue
trap out
gird
endow
suit up
dude up
implement
kit
man
gear
prep
gear up
kit up
kit out
fit up
set up
more ❯
Verb
▲
(of a theory or suggestion) To put forward
advance
present
declare
pose
proffer
put forward
advocate
air
expound
introduce
propose
proposition
state
allege
broach
cite
exhibit
exhort
express
impart
offer
pitch
propound
raise
submit
adduce
deliver
expose
lay out
moot
mount
plug
prescribe
set forth
suggest
volunteer
ballyhoo
beat the drum for
bounce
build up
come up with
exalt
hype
lay forward
make a pitch for
make known
offer as a suggestion
publish
puff
put on the map
put up
serve
throw out
throw spotlight on
more ❯
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