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  • 51Panegyrizing — Panegyrize Pan e*gy*rize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Panegyrized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Panegyrizing}.] [Gr. ?. See {Panegyrist}.] To praise highly; to extol in a public speech; to write or deliver a panegyric upon; to eulogize. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 52To magnify one's self — Magnify Mag ni*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Magnified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Magnifying}.] [OE. magnifien, F. magnifier, L. magnificare. See {Magnific}.] 1. To make great, or greater; to increase the dimensions of; to amplify; to enlarge, either in fact… …

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  • 53To magnify one's self against — Magnify Mag ni*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Magnified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Magnifying}.] [OE. magnifien, F. magnifier, L. magnificare. See {Magnific}.] 1. To make great, or greater; to increase the dimensions of; to amplify; to enlarge, either in fact… …

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  • 54aggrandize — transitive verb ( dized; dizing) Etymology: French agrandiss , stem of agrandir, from a (from Latin ad ) + grandir to increase, from Latin grandire, from grandis great Date: 1634 1. to make great or greater ; increase, enlarge …

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  • 55extol — also extoll transitive verb (extolled; extolling) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin extollere, from ex + tollere to lift up more at tolerate Date: 15th century to praise highly ; glorify • extoller noun • extolment noun …

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  • 56eulogize — eulogization, n. eulogizer, n. /yooh leuh juyz /, v.t., eulogized, eulogizing. 1. to praise highly. 2. to speak or write a eulogy about. Also, esp. Brit., eulogise. [1800 10; EULOG(Y) + IZE] Syn. 1. extol, laud, commend, panegyrize. * * * …

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  • 57extol — extoller, n. extollingly, adv. extolment, extollment, n. /ik stohl , stol /, v.t., extolled, extolling. to praise highly; laud; eulogize: to extol the beauty of Naples. Also, extoll. [1350 1400; ME extollen < L extollere to lift up, raise, equiv …

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  • 58Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro — Film director Martin Scorsese and actor Robert De Niro frequently collaborated throughout their careers, making a total of eight films together since 1973.[1] Most of the pair s films were of the crime genre; many of which have since been&#8230; …

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  • 59glorify — I verb adore, aggrandize, apotheosize, beatify, bless, brighten, canonize, celebrate, deify, elevate, ennoble, enshrine, enthrone, exalt, extol, glamorize, honor, idolatrize, idolize, immortalize, laud, magnify, make illustrious, overestimate,&#8230; …

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  • 60tout — (v.) 1700, thieves cant, to act as a lookout, spy on, from M.E. tuten to peep, peer, probably from a variant of O.E. totian to stick out, peep, peer, from P.Gmc. *tut project (Cf. Du. tuit sprout, snout, M.Du. tute nipple, pap, M.L.G. tute horn,&#8230; …

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