enthrone

to assign a high status or value to the literary world has enthroned Shakespeare for so long that his preeminence among writers seems unassailable Synonyms aggrandize, canonize, deify, dignify, elevate, ennoble, enshrine, ensky, exalt, glorify, magnifyRelated Words boost, lift, promote, raise, upgrade, uplift; heighten, intensify; idealize, romanticize, sanitize, sugarcoat; acclaim, extol (also extoll), honor, laud, praiseNear Antonyms belittle, decry, depreciate, detract, disparage, minimizeAntonyms abase, degrade, demean, humble, humiliate