APOTHEOSIZES Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

apotheosizes

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present tense third-person singular of apotheosize

as in dignifies

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The recognizing states will have to step up, too, by making their security guarantees concrete and by helping shape a Palestinian state that does not threaten its neighbors and dignifies its people by providing functioning institutions and proper services.

— SHIRA EFRON, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025

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At a time when our right to protest is under siege, this sci-fi yarn exalts the way an individual’s conviction can plant seeds of change, leading to a stronger sense of community.

— Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Boyes, too, exalts the elephants like a man possessed.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026

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When two stars align almost perfectly from Earth’s perspective, the gravity of the nearer one bends and magnifies the light from the more distant star, acting like a cosmic magnifying glass.

— Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 6 July 2026
Houston produced just two more base runners across the next five innings — which is a bigger issue than any bullpen decision, but still magnifies any that are made.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 4 July 2026

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To have a business community that trusts and honors the mayor and demonstrates it by giving back to its home city and helping make this a great place to raise a family.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
The result is a clinic that still honors the original Mayr method yet feels unmistakably modern, holistic, and global in outlook.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2026

Definition of honors

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Barça Sporting Director Deco admires the 23-year-old, who covers every blade of grass on the pitch as a box-to-box midfielder while being good with both feet.

— Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Perhaps her self-assuredness comes from her powerhouse star of a mom, whom Harlow clearly admires in more ways than one.

— Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026

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