embarrass, put down:
compliment,
flatter,
allow,
fail,
lose,
surrender,
yield,
build up,
promote,
boost,
praise,
laud,
agree,
elevate,
honor,
release,
cherish,
respect,
encourage,
upgrade.
noun:
acknowledge,
enshrine,
dignify,
honor,
cite,
extol,
deify,
raise,
celebrate,
advance,
commend,
play up,
idealize,
lift,
cheer,
glorify,
ennoble,
compliment,
boast,
ensky,
spotlight,
highlight,
boost,
eulogize,
enthrone,
hail,
fete,
congratulate,
tout,
recognize,
romanticize,
exalt,
uplift,
applaud,
laud,
praise,
salute,
decorate,
canonize,
upgrade,
acclaim.