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- prefer β to set or hold before or above other persons or things in estimation; like better; choose rather than: to prefer beef to chicken.
- recognize β to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- admire β If you admire someone or something, you like and respect them very much.
- prize β leverage.
- applaud β When a group of people applaud, they clap their hands in order to show approval, for example when they have enjoyed a play or concert.
- treasure β wealth or riches stored or accumulated, especially in the form of precious metals, money, jewels, or plate.
- appreciate β If you appreciate something, for example a piece of music or good food, you like it because you recognize its good qualities.
- laud β to praise; extol.
- honor β honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions: a man of honor.
- commend β If you commend someone or something, you praise them formally.
- credit β If you are allowed credit, you are allowed to pay for goods or services several weeks or months after you have received them.
- adore β If you adore someone, you feel great love and admiration for them.
- hail β to pour down on as or like hail: The plane hailed leaflets on the city.
- praise β the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- cherish β If you cherish something such as a hope or a pleasant memory, you keep it in your mind for a long period of time.
- respect β a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in): to differ in some respect.
- worship β reverent honor and homage paid to God or a sacred personage, or to any object regarded as sacred.
- revere β to regard with respect tinged with awe; venerate: The child revered her mother.
- idolize β to regard with blind adoration, devotion, etc.
- regard β to look upon or think of with a particular feeling: to regard a person with favor.
- love β a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- like β in like manner with; similarly to; in the manner characteristic of: He works like a beaver.
- savor β the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or of smell.
- relish β liking or enjoyment of the taste of something.
- admire β If you admire someone or something, you like and respect them very much.
- champion β A champion is someone who has won the first prize in a competition, contest, or fight.
- support β to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- advocate β If you advocate a particular action or plan, you recommend it publicly.
- back β If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
- accept β If you accept something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it.
- choose β If you choose someone or something from several people or things that are available, you decide which person or thing you want to have.
- pick β to cast (a shuttle).
- commemorate β To commemorate an important event or person means to remember them by means of a special action, ceremony, or specially-created object.
- observe β to see, watch, perceive, or notice: He observed the passersby in the street.
- celebrate β If you celebrate, you do something enjoyable because of a special occasion or to mark someone's success.
- uphold β to support or defend, as against opposition or criticism: He fought the duel to uphold his family's honor.
- heed β to give careful attention to: He did not heed the warning.
- recognize β to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- glorify β to cause to be or treat as being more splendid, excellent, etc., than would normally be considered.
- value β relative worth, merit, or importance: the value of a college education; the value of a queen in chess.
- venerate β to regard or treat with reverence; revere.
- approve β If you approve of an action, event, or suggestion, you like it or are pleased about it.
- apprise β When you are apprised of something, someone tells you about it.
- reverence β a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe; veneration.
- consider β If you consider a person or thing to be something, you have the opinion that this is what they are.
- fancy β imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- approbate β to accept as valid
- patronize β to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- countenance β If someone will not countenance something, they do not agree with it and will not allow it to happen.
- sanction β authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.