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to ensky

to ensky

9.9
To praise someone very highly and make them seem perfect
  • verb
  • Archaic
translation icon : ensalzar
  • Some critics ensky the artist beyond all reason, treating her as a genius.

Examples

  • Historians sometimes ensky figures from the past, overlooking their flaws.

  • The critics enskied his performance at the gala.

  • The poet sought to ensky his beloved in his writing, elevating her virtues.

  • Can we ensky the achievements of our heroes?

  • Critics often ensky writers they admire, elevating their works to legendary status.

  • Many fans tend to ensky their favorite musicians, praising them as if they are untouchable.

  • In his speech, the author aimed to ensky the contributions of those who inspired him throughout his career.

Synonyms

to exalt
vsto ensky
  • Formal
21 7.2

To raise someone to a higher position or praise them strongly

focuses on praising by imagining lifting them toward the sky or heaven
to extol
vsto ensky
7 7.5

To praise someone or something very much

is similar but uses a lifting image toward sky to show praise
praise to the skies
vsto ensky
  • Informal
1 5.8

Say very good things about someone or something with strong feeling

conveys same extreme praise but with literal image of raising to heaven
to apotheosize
vsto ensky
  • Literature
9.9

To make someone seem like a god or without faults

praises by imagining lifting them skyward rather than declaring them divine

Antonyms

to criticize
701 3.3

To say what is wrong with someone or something

to belittle
45 5.0

To make someone or something seem not important

How Exalted

to ensky
  • Archaic
9.9
to exalt
  • Formal
21 7.2
to extol
7 7.5
to laud
  • Formal
30 7.7
to commend
67 4.4

Surface Forms

ensky infinitive
enskyed past
enskyed past participle
enskying present participle
enskies third person singular

Morphology

ensky = sky (transparent) = en + sky

Formed by the productive English prefix 'en-' (make/cause) + 'sky', so the meaning 'raise to the sky/exalt' is directly derived though the verb is rare.

Etymology

The word ensky comes from the parts en- ('make' or 'put into') and sky ('the sky'), so it means to 'raise into the sky'. A helpful image is praising someone so much that you 'lift them up into the sky', and that's why ensky means to praise or exalt someone very highly.