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

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

Over the decades, Argentina’s claim on the islands became enshrined in its constitution. — ABC News, 31 July 2026

Hot chicken is enshrined in Nashville’s culinary canon, having been honed in the city’s Black neighborhoods for nearly 80 years. — Ellen Fort, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 July 2026

So Chávez always—and this is enshrined in the constitution—promoted the coexistence of the public and private sectors, and most importantly, the program of social protection and social and economic support for the people. — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 30 July 2026