N. increase,
augmentation,
enlargement, extension,
dilatation,
increment,
accretion, accession, development, growth,
aggrandizement,
aggravation, rise,
ascent,
exaggeration,
exacerbation, spread, flood tide, gain, produce, product, profit
V. increase,
augment, add to,
enlarge,
dilate, grow, wax, get ahead, gain strength, advance, run up, shoot up, rise,
ascend,
sprout,
aggrandize, raise,
exalt,
deepen,
heighten,
strengthen,
intensify,
enhance,
magnify, redouble,
aggravate,
exaggerate,
exasperate,
exacerbate, add fuel to the flame, oleum addere camino,
superadd, spread
Adj. increased, on the increase, undiminished, additional
Phr. vires acquirit eundo
N. expansion, increase of size,
enlargement, extension,
augmentation,
amplification,
ampliation,
aggrandizement, spread,
increment, growth, development,
pullulation, swell,
dilation,
rarefaction,
turgescence,
turgidness,
turgidity, dispansion|,
obesity,
hydrocephalus, hydrophthalmus,
dropsy,
tumefaction,
intumescence, swelling,
tumor,
diastole, distension,
puffing,
puffiness,
inflation,
pandiculation,
dilatability,
expansibility,
germination, growth,
upgrowth,
accretion,
budding,
gemmation, overgrowth, overdistension,
hypertrophy,
tympany,
bulb,
plumper, superiority of size, big bang, hubble constant
V. become larger &c. (large ),
expand,
widen,
enlarge, extend, grow, increase,
incrassate, swell, gather, fill out,
deploy, take open order,
dilate, stretch, distend, spread,
mantle, wax, grow up, spring up,
bud,
bourgeon, shoot,
sprout,
germinate, put forth,
vegetate,
pullulate, open, burst forth, gain flesh, gather flesh, outgrow, spread like wildfire, overrun, be larger than,
surpass, render larger &c. (large ),
expand, spread, extend,
aggrandize, distend, develop,
amplify, spread out,
widen,
magnify,
rarefy,
inflate,
puff, blow up, stuff,
pad,
cram,
exaggerate,
fatten Adj. expanded, larger &c. (large ),
swollen,
expansive, wide open, wide spread,
flabelliform, overgrown, exaggerated,
bloated, fat,
turgid,
tumid,
hypertrophied,
dropsical, pot bellied, swag bellied|,
edematous,
oedematous,
obese,
puffy,
pursy,
blowzy,
bigswoln, distended,
patulous,
bulbous, full blown, full grown, full formed,
big,
abdominous, enchymatous, rhipidate, tumefacient,
tumefying N. distinction, mark, name, figure,
repute, reputation, good repute, high repute, note,
notability,
notoriety,
eclat, "the bubble reputation",
vogue,
celebrity, fame, famousness,
renown, popularity, aura popularis,
approbation, credit, succes d'estime,
prestige, talk of the town, name to conjure with, glory, honor,
luster, illustriousness, account, regard, respect, reputableness,
respectability, good name, good report, fair name, dignity,
stateliness,
solemnity,
grandeur,
splendor, nobility, majesty,
sublimity, rank, standing, brevet rank,
precedence,
pas, station, place, status, position, position in society, order, degree,
baccalaureate, locus standi,
caste, condition, greatness, eminence, height, importance, preeminence,
supereminence, high mightiness,
primacy, top of the ladder, top of the tree, elevation,
ascent, superaltation,
exaltation,
dignification,
aggrandizement,
dedication,
consecration,
enthronement,
canonization,
celebration, enshrinement,
glorification, hero, man of mark, great card,
celebrity, worthy, lion, rara avis,
notability,
somebody,
classman, man of rank, pillar of the state, pillar of the church, pillar of the community, chief, first fiddle,
cynosure, mirror, flower,
pink,
pearl,
paragon, choice and master spirits of the age,
elite, star, sun,
constellation,
galaxy, ornament, honor, feather in one's cap,
halo,
aureole,
nimbus, halo of glory, blaze of glory, blushing honors, laurels, memory, posthumous fame, niche in the temple of fame, immortality, immortal name, magni nominis umbra
V. be conscious of glory, be proud of,
exult, be vain of, be distinguished,
shine, shine forth, figure, cut a figure, make a dash, make a splash, rival,
surpass,
outshine, outrival,
outvie, outjump,
emulate,
eclipse, throw into the shade, cast into the shade, overshadow, live,
flourish,
glitter,
flaunt, gain honor, acquire honor, play first fiddle, bear the palm, bear the bell, lead the way, take precedence, take the wall of, gain laurels, win laurels, gain spurs, gain golden opinions, take one's degree, pass one's examination, make a noise, make some noise, make a noise in the world, leave one's mark, exalt one's horn, blow one's horn, star it, have a run, be run after, come into vogue, come to the front, raise one's head,
enthrone,
signalize,
immortalize,
deify, exalt to the skies, hand one's name down to posterity,
consecrate, dedicate to, devote to,
enshrine,
inscribe,
blazon,
lionize, blow the trumpet, crown with laurel, confer honor on, reflect honor on, shed a luster on, redound to one's honor,
ennoble, give honor to, do honor to, pay honor to, render honor to, honor,
accredit, pay regard to,
dignify,
glorify, sing praises to, lock up to,
exalt,
aggrandize,
elevate,
nobilitate Adj. distinguished, distingue, noted, of note, honored, popular, fashionable, in good odor in, favor, in high favor, reputable, respectable, creditable, remarkable, notable,
notorious, celebrated,
renowned, ion every one's mouth, talked of, famous, famed,
far-famed, conspicuous, to the front, foremost, in the front rank, in the ascendant, imperishable, deathless,
immortal, never fading, aere perennius, time honored, illustrious, glorious, splendid, brilliant,
radiant, bright,
full-blown,
honorific, eminent, prominent, high, in the zenith, at the head of, at the top of the tree,
peerless, of the first water, superior,
supereminent, preeminent, great,
dignified, proud, noble, honorable, worshipful, lordly, grand, stately, august, princely, imposing, solemn,
transcendent,
majestic, sacred,
sublime,
heaven-born, heroic, sans peur et sans reproche,
sacrosanct Phr. one's name being in every mouth, one's name living for ever, sic itur ad astra, fama volat, aut caesar aut nullus, not to know him argues oneself unknown, none but himself could be his parallel, palmam qui meruit ferat, "above all greek above all roman fame", - cineri gloria sera est, "great is the glory for the strife is hard", honor virtutis praemium, immensum gloria calcar habet, "the glory dies not and the grief is past", vivit post funera virtus
