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单词 enskies
释义

ensky

verb

en·​sky in-ˈskī How to pronounce ensky (audio)
en-
enskied; enskying; enskies

transitive verb

: exalt
I hold you as a thing enskied and sainted William Shakespeare

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Someone who has been enskied has been raised, figuratively, as high as the sky. The en- prefix indicates putting something or someone into or on whatever the second part of the word indicates-in this case, the sky. Lots of words have been formed this way; some of them are quite familiar (enthrone, entrap), whereas others are as high-flown as ensky. Enisle, for example, means "to put someone on an island," or, figuratively, "to isolate someone." Enwomb means "to shut one up as if in a womb." The very first, and most famous, use of ensky occurs in Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, when Lucio tells Isabella, a novice in a convent, "I hold you as a thing enskied and sainted."

Synonyms

  • aggrandize
  • canonize
  • deify
  • dignify
  • elevate
  • ennoble
  • enshrine
  • enthrone
  • exalt
  • glorify
  • magnify
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Example Sentences

a society that seems to have enskied celebrity as an end in itself

Word History

First Known Use

1603, in the meaning defined above

enskies

verb

present tense third-person singular of ensky
as in elevates
to assign a high status or value to a society that seems to have enskied celebrity as an end in itself

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • elevates
  • promotes
  • lifts
  • enthrones
  • enshrines
  • canonizes
  • aggrandizes
  • honors
  • deifies
  • upgrades
  • exalts
  • ennobles
  • raises
  • praises
  • glorifies
  • dignifies
  • boosts
  • magnifies
  • uplifts
  • extols
  • heightens
  • intensifies
  • extolls
  • idealizes
  • lauds
  • sugarcoats
  • romanticizes
  • acclaims
  • sanitizes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • humiliates
  • abases
  • minimizes
  • humbles
  • demeans
  • detracts
  • disparages
  • belittles
  • decries
  • degrades
  • depreciates
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