Lower and Laud

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Lower verb - To reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes.

Usage example: how could you lower yourself by passing off someone else's work as your own?

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Laud is an antonym for lower in topics: reduce, fall, belittle.

Nearby Words: lowered, lowering, lowermost, lowercase

Laud verb - To declare enthusiastic approval of.

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Lower is an antonym for laud.

Nearby Words: laudation, laudable, lauded, laudably, lauding

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