figurative. To shed lustre upon, render illustrious or brilliant.

To make famous. To spread abroad the fame of, render famous by talk; to talk of.

transitive. To proclaim widely, spread abroad; to make famous, to celebrate. Obsolete.

transitive. To make famous, spread the fame of; to honour.

transitive. To honour or praise publicly; to extol or spread the fame of. In later use (often in passive): to admire or commend, esp. for specified…

To make special mention of (a person); to celebrate. Obsolete. rare.

To shed lustre upon; to render illustrious, renowned, or famous; to confer honour or distinction upon. Now rare.

To render illustrious or distinguished; to confer distinction upon.

transitive. To proclaim, repeat loudly (a person's praises, etc.); to celebrate. Also with complement: to proclaim (a person) to be something.

with abroad (forth, about). The prevalent use.

To describe fitly, set forth honourably in words; = blaze, v.2 4.

To render famous or illustrious. Obsolete.

transitive. To celebrate, speak of (as or for something). Also with object complement. Only in passive. Obsolete. rare.

=famous, v. 1.

transitive. To make famous. To render celebrated, earn celebrity for. Obsolete.

transitive. To make famous, celebrate. Obsolete.

To celebrate, extol, ‘blaze abroad’; to render illustrious.

To inscribe (a person) on ‘the roll of fame’ (or of infamy); to celebrate, render famous or notorious.

transitive. To honour or praise publicly; to extol. Obsolete.

To celebrate.

transitive. To crown with laurel.

transitive (a) To render illustrious. (b) To throw light upon, illustrate. (c) To render specious or attractive. Obsolete.

to make famous.

To declare, announce, proclaim; to make known or famous; to celebrate.

to make a (society) lion of.

transitive. To treat (a person) as a ‘lion’ or celebrity; to make a ‘lion’ of.