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thrill, exhilarate

v. fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"

glorify, laud, extol, proclaim

v. praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking"

animate, enliven, invigorate, inspire

v. heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"

shake, stir, stimulate, excite, shake up

v. stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"

delight, please, give joy

v. give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation"

animate, enliven, invigorate, inspire, exalt

v. heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"

cheer, cheer up, chirk up

v. become cheerful

gladden, become glad

v. become glad or happy

electrify, charge with electricity

v. charge (a conductor) with electricity

hail, acclaim, herald

v. praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein"

adore

v. love intensely; "he just adored his wife"

lionize, celebrate

v. assign great social importance to; "The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood"; "The tenor was lionized in Vienna"

revere, reverence, fear, venerate

v. regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius"

gas, bluster, boast, brag, vaunt, tout, swash, gasconade, shoot a line

v. show off

communicate, intercommunicate, transmit

v. transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist"

proclaim, promulgate, exclaim

v. state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty"

respect, honor, honour, observe, abide by

v. show respect towards; "honor your parents!"

harbinger, herald, foretell, announce, annunciate

v. foreshadow or presage

cheer, hearten, embolden

v. give encouragement to

barrack, cheer, pep up, inspire, exhort, urge on, cheer on

v. urge on or encourage especially by shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"

fire, arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle

v. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

stir up, agitate, foment

v. try to stir up public opinion

cheer, cheer up, chirk up

v. become cheerful

gladden, become glad

v. become glad or happy

thrill, exalt, exhilarate

v. fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"

delight, please, give joy

v. give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation"

trip, trigger, spark, activate, set off, actuate, spark off, trigger off, touch off

v. put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"

transport, delight, enchant, enrapture, enthrall, ravish, enthral

v. hold spellbound

strike, impress, move, affect, make an impression on

v. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"

lighten, lighten up, brighten, make brighter

v. make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room"

lift, raise, elevate

v. raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty"

glamorize, glamourise

v. make glamorous and attractive; "This new wallpaper really glamorizes the living room!"

immortalize, eternize, eternalize

v. make famous forever; "This melody immortalized its composer"

deify

v. consider as a god or godlike; "These young men deify financial success"

preserve

v. prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh"

extend, prolong, protract, draw out

v. lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"

induce, bring on

v. cause to arise; "induce a crisis"

criticize, criticise, express criticism of, pick apart

v. find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"

discourage

v. deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged

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