antonyms

ratify : reject ::
    a) reiterate : restate
    b) indict : accuse
    c) filch : confiscate
    d) vilify : lionize
    e) induce : persuade

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d) vilify : lionize
    we are looking for antonyms.
    the vilification of someone is the opposite of the lionization of someone.  to lionize someone is to appraise them in a positive fashion whereas to vilify them is to make them out in a negative fashion -- perhaps, to make them out to be a villian.