Verbs

(v)laud, extol, exalt, glorify, proclaimpraise, glorify, or honor“extol the virtues of one's children”, “glorify one's spouse's cooking”
(v)exhilarate, tickle pink, inebriate, thrill, exalt, beatifyfill with sublime emotion“The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies”, “He was inebriated by his phenomenal success”
(v)inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exaltheighten or intensify“These paintings exalt the imagination”
(v)exaltraise in rank, character, or status“exalted the humble shoemaker to the rank of King's adviser”