Synonyms of enshrines

enshrines

verb

present tense third-person singular of enshrine

as in elevates

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

• elevates
• promotes
• exalts
• lifts
• enthrones
• ennobles
• deifies
• dignifies
• aggrandizes
• magnifies
• canonizes
• glorifies
• raises
• honors
• heightens
• boosts
• uplifts
• praises
• upgrades
• enskies
• intensifies
• idealizes
• extols
• romanticizes
• lauds
• sanitizes
• acclaims
• sugarcoats

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• degrades
• demeans
• humiliates
• humbles
• minimizes
• detracts
• decries
• disparages
• belittles
• depreciates
• abases

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of enshrines

And that the story of America — the story this center enshrines — is still being written, one act of community at a time. — Jenan Mohajir, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026

Public media protections House Bill 4420 enshrines the editorial independence of public radio and television stations affiliated with Illinois colleges and universities. — Ben Szalinski, CBS News, 29 June 2026

Their multispecies map is a…blueprint that enshrines the right to roam for the entire animal kingdom. — Literary Hub, 11 June 2026

Kentucky law enshrines this requirement for every legal horse racing wager in the state, whether at a Churchill Downs window or through an app. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 2 May 2026

Thankfully, in the United States, the Constitution enshrines the right to keep and bear arms. — Gayle Pearlstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2026

Melbourne cafe owner Michael Hannah looks over the half-empty lunchtime tables and frets how much worse things will be when the state government enshrines a world-first right to work-from-home later this year. — Joe Flynn, Bloomberg, 1 Apr. 2026

State leaders previously told the Chronicle that Cypress Christian is exercising its freedom to decide whether to join the voucher program, but state lawmakers also included several clauses in the law that enshrines the independence of private schools in the program. — Elizabeth Sander, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026

And unlike many gyms, where the culture can drift into impersonality, Iron Bodyfit enshrines the human element at every turn, from face-to-face scheduling instead of app booking to personal check-ins that make members feel remembered. — William Jones, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026