become or cause to be less:
expand,
raise,
flatter,
prolong,
lengthen,
extend,
amplify,
increase,
rise,
compliment,
praise,
strengthen,
enlarge,
grow,
develop.
belittle:
commend,
enhance,
approve,
exalt,
upgrade,
laud.
noun:
commend,
exalt,
boost,
recommend,
appear,
raise,
compliment,
foment,
acclaim,
praise,
countenance,
mount,
complement,
sanction,
elongate,
aggravate,
eulogize,
build,
distend,
develop,
emerge,
laud,
continue,
glorify,
blow up,
dilate,
rage,
rise,
swell,
revive,
grow,
applaud,
extol,
endorse,
inflate,
show up,
favor,
wax,
soar,
approve,
supplement.