Re: QOTD #14 The widespread tendency to ___________ retired poli
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21 Apr 2019, 10:35
There is a "widespread tendency" to do something, and that tendency "stems from [a] need to venerate" somebody. So the tendency described by the blank should be similiar to "venerate."
"Castigate" means to punish or reprimand—the opposite of what you need.
"Remember" and "appreciate" both seem to work.
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Indemnify" is a complicated word. It can mean to free someone from responsibility for some as yet uncommitted wrongdoing—sort of like handing someone a "Get out of jail free" card. It can also mean to promise money against a potential loss, as is the case with insurance. Fortunately, neither of these meanings, complicated though they are, aligns with "venerate."
Only "lionize"—to grant someone celebrity status—works in this context. Think about the word lion: makes somebody very strong and powerful.
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