DEMEANS Antonyms

• (often used with `pay') a formal expression of esteem

• confer dignity or honor upon

• raise the status of

• give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

• raise from a lower to a higher position

• raise in rank or condition

• confer dignity or honor upon

• give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility

• praise, glorify, or honor

• fill with sublime emotion

• heighten or intensify

• raise in rank, character, or status

• praise, glorify, or honor

• bestow glory upon

• elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration

• cause to seem more splendid

• a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

• the state of being honored

• the quality of being honorable and having a good name

• a woman's virtue or chastity

• bestow honor or rewards upon

• show respect towards

• accept as pay

• a feeling of profound respect for someone or something

• a reverent mental attitude

• an act showing respect (especially a bow or curtsy)

• regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of

• (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)

• a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts

• fill with high spirits; fill with optimism

• lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces

• lift up or elevate

• To assess (something) as being valuable or admirable.

• To fix the price of (something) at an artificially high level, usually by government action.