Synonyms of enshrine

enshrine

verb

in-ˈshrīn 

as in to elevate

to assign a high status or value to

some teachers tend to enshrine their personal preferences as sacred rules of English grammar

Synonyms & Similar Words

• elevate
• promote
• exalt
• lift
• enthrone
• ennoble
• canonize
• dignify
• deify
• aggrandize
• glorify
• magnify
• honor
• upgrade
• raise
• heighten
• boost
• uplift
• ensky
• intensify
• praise
• idealize
• romanticize
• extol
• sanitize
• laud
• sugarcoat
• acclaim

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• humble
• degrade
• humiliate
• demean
• minimize
• detract
• disparage
• decry
• belittle
• depreciate
• abase

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of enshrine

Payton has stumped for Shanahan to be in the Hall of Fame and said there’s frustration with the difficulty of getting coaches enshrined the past couple of years. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 6 Aug. 2026

Lung, who also traces her family directly to Denver’s Chinatown, and Clifton are working to enshrine the neighborhood’s culture. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2026

The 12- and 14-hour guarantees were not enshrined in the union’s labor contracts on Chicago Med and Chicago Fire. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026

At only 35 — the second-youngest hall of fame inductee ever, behind Gale Sayers, who was enshrined at 34 — Kuechly has most of his life still in front of him. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 3 Aug. 2026