APOTHEOSIZE Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

apotheosize

verb

Definition of apotheosize

as in to exalt

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Her dense imagery, exalting family and the Black communities of her native Columbus, Ohio, made her one of America’s great storytellers in any medium.

— Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
Mercury is exalted in Virgo until September 10, so the first part of the month is a good time to get into the logistical weeds about it.

— Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of exalt

Verb

Bulked up yet nuanced and verbose, Whitford does as much to humanize his guy as the script allows and the result is a potent but nonetheless dignified central performance.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
Freeman would only dignify next week in the abstract, another six days of work followed by another kickoff.

— Pete Sampson, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of dignify

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Soaring energy prices and inflation have added to the burden as the tourism sector struggles to draw visitors to landscapes lionized in Hollywood by Peter O’Toole, Harrison Ford and Matt Damon.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Among the voices decrying the Met’s decision to lionize Galliano is New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who has recently faced uproar over his vociferous criticism of Israel.

— Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of lionize

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First Indigenous woman of North America to be canonized as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
But whether in Frankfurt or, later, Weimar — where Soviet officials are as keen to canonize Thomas — this father and daughter aren’t simply driving through Germany but taking a tour across fascism’s long shadow, which still darkens the world.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of canonize

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So much revered New Journalism from that period and earlier — Gay Talese, Joseph Mitchell, many others — was pretty loose with facts, quotes, and composite characters.

— Jack Denton, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2026
His conservative and authoritarian father, Ludwig, raised his only child to revere the monarchy and take pride in their country’s achievements.

— David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of revere

Verb

Written with the intimacy of a conversation among loved ones, Someday, Now invites readers to sit with loss while still reverencing the beauty of life, parenting, and letting our children flourish.

— Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
But Pi is precociously enlightened, his innocence not a problem to be rectified but a quality to be reverenced.

— Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025

Definition of reverence

Verb

But the differences in results in the bodies do show that the capacocha ceremony wasn’t uniform and could vary by geography and by which god was being venerated.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2026
His collection includes many serious items that might be blessed or venerated.

— Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of venerate

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