| acknowledge(verb, uphold, welcome, salute) |
| admire(verb, support, praise, approve, flatter) |
| affirm(verb, acknowledge, uphold) |
| be friends(compliment, patronize) |
| be gracious to(compliment, patronize) |
| be lofty(compliment, patronize) |
| be overbearing(compliment, patronize) |
| confirm(verb, acknowledge, uphold) |
| cry up(expression, compliment, patronize) |
| encourage(verb, support, praise, cheer, approve) |
| get behind(expression, compliment, patronize) |
| give a hand(verb, expression, idiom, support, praise) |
| give a leg up(expression, idiom, compliment, patronize) |
| give ovation(verb, expression, support, praise, encourage) |
| hand to(expression, support, endorse, compliment, patronize) |
| hymned(compliment, patronize) |
| hymning(compliment, patronize) |
| made much of(expression, idiom, compliment, patronize) |
| making much of(expression, idiom, praise, endorse, flatter) |
| mention(verb, praise, acclaim, extol, laud) |