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  • 31glorify — v 1. exalt, dignify, ennoble, enthrone, canonize; eulogize, panegyrize; honor, adore, worship, crown, bless, idolize, pay tribute to, pay homage to; reverence, venerate, revere, consecrate, sanctify; deify, apotheosize, idealize, romanticize;… …

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  • 32greet — v 1. address, salute, accost, hail, flag, wave to, give [s.o.] the glad hand or eye; hello, halloo, nod to, smile at, wink at, tip the hat to, doff the cap to; shake hands, squeeze or pump the hand, Sl. press flesh. 2. welcome, receive, meet,… …

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  • 33laud — v 1. praise, sound the praises of, sing the praises of, extol, cry up, Inf. crack up, Archaic. magnify, emblazon; encore, root for; approve enthusiastically, hail, commend, sanction, endorse; recommend, promote, say a good word for, put in a good …

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  • 34pat — I v 1. rap, tap, slap, box, cuff; dab; caress. 2. pat on the back Informal. encourage, embolden, hearten, nerve, Inf. buck up, bolster, assure, reassure; congratulate, Archaic. gratulate, praise, commend, shake [s.o. s] hand, Inf. stroke. n 3.… …

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  • 35praise — n 1. extolment, laudation, acclaim, acclamation, kudos, Archaic. magnification; approval, approbation, endorsement, reference, sanction, commendation; tribute, testimonial, credit, recognition, citation; eulogy, eulogium, eulogization, encomium,… …

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  • 36salute — v 1. address, greet, hello, say hello or how do you do; hallo, hail, call to, Archaic. gratulate. 2. nod to, tip or doff one s hat or cap to, wave to, extend one s hand to, shake hands with, give [s.o.] the glad hand, Inf. glad hand, embrace,… …

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  • 37tout — v Informal. 1. solicit, ask or ask for, request, apply for, seek or seek for; call upon, appeal to, implore, beseech, entreat, plead, beg, Brit. Inf. prig, pray, crave; petition, supplicate, obtest, adjure, conjure, Rare. sue; urge, press,… …

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