💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Respectabilize"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| respectabiliseverb | Alternative form of respectabilize. [(transitive) To make respectable; to give an appearance of respectability.] |
| respectablizeverb | (transitive) To make respectable. |
| dignifyverb | (transitive) To invest with dignity or honour. |
| respectnoun | (uncountable) an attitude of consideration or high regard |
| pay respectverb | To demonstrate or profess respect to (someone or an ideal); to behave in a manner that demonstrates respect to (someone or an ideal). |
| moralizeverb | (intransitive) To make moral reflections (on, upon, about or over something); to regard acts and events as involving a moral. |
| burnishnoun | (countable) A shine of something which has been polished; a lustre, a polish. |
| redeemverb | (transitive) To save, rescue. |
| honest | (of a person or institution) Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud; upright. |
| creditnoun | Reliance on the truth of something said or done; faith; trust. |
| relegitimizeverb | To make legitimate again. |
| legitimatizeverb | (transitive) To make legitimate. |
| pay homage toverb | (idiomatic) to show honor or respect to; to honor; to do, make or pay obeisance to |
| honornoun | (uncountable) Recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration (of someone, usually for being morally upright or successful). |
| legitimizeverb | (transitive) To make legitimate. |
| gentlemanizeverb | (transitive) To make gentlemanly. |
| worthy | Having worth, merit, or value. |
| responsibilizeverb | (transitive) To make responsible; to imbue with a sense of responsibility. |
| give faceverb | (idiomatic) To honor; to pay respect. |
| rehabilitateverb | (transitive) To restore (someone) to their former state, reputation, possessions, status etc. |
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