v.

• anoint
,
• absolve
,
• cross
,
• dedicate
,
• canonize
,
• enshrine
,
• confirm
,
• beatify
,
• baptize
,
• consecrate
,
• hallow
.

• hike
.

• back
,
• exhort
,
• hold up
,
• favor
,
• enjoin
,
• counsel
.

• feast
,
• carouse
,
• fete
.

• cajole
,
• felicitate
,
• commemorate
,
• butter up
,
• adulate
,
• congratulate
,
• charm
.

• erect
,
• intensify
,
• halo
,
• aggrandize
,
• distinguish
,
• dignify
,
• apotheosize
,
• advance
.

• appreciate
,
• credit
,
• esteem
,
• go for
,
• idolize
,
• cherish
,
• fall for
,
• adore
.

• compliment
,
• clap
,
• approve
,
• cheer
,
• honor
,
• extol
,
• hail
.

• decorate
.

• flatter
.

• bless
,
• commend
,
• hymn
,
• boost
,
• eulogize
,
• applaud
,
• glorify
,
• exalt
,
• acclaim
,
• celebrate
.

• enthrone
,
• ennoble
,
• idealize
,
• immortalize
.

• hype
,
• cry
,
• billboard
,
• bill
,
• broadcast
,
• headline
,
• drum
,
• advertise
,
• announce
,
• hard sell
.

• endorse
,
• build
,
• build up
,
• countenance
,
• accredit
,
• advocate
.

• enjoy
,
• apprise
,
• admire
.

• give thanks
,
• bow down
,
• cite
,
• elevate
.

• encourage
.

• deify
,
• chant
.

adj.

• blessed
,
• glorified
,
• aided
,
• exalted
.

• distinguished
,
• celebrated
,
• illustrious
,
• esteemed
,
• great
,
• eminent
.