| honor(verb, praise, approve, endorse, flatter) |
| kudize(verb, praise, approve, endorse, flatter) |
| laud(verb, praise, approve, endorse, flatter) |
| pat on the back(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, praise) |
| praise(verb, approve, endorse, flatter, admire) |
| puff up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, praise, approve) |
| recommend(verb, praise, approve, endorse, flatter) |
| salute(verb, praise, approve, endorse, flatter) |
| sanction(verb, praise, approve, endorse, flatter) |
| speak highly of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, praise) |
| suck up to |
| admire(verb, praise, approve, flatter, congratulate) |
| apple-polish |
| approve(verb, praise, flatter, admire, congratulate) |
| be friends(compliment, patronize, kudize) |
| be gracious to(compliment, patronize, kudize) |
| be lofty(compliment, patronize, kudize) |
| be overbearing(compliment, patronize, kudize) |
| boot-lick |
| cry up(expression, compliment, patronize, kudize) |