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Common collocations with prestige in American Collocation

prestige noun uncountable

US /preˈstiʒ/

great

considerable
enormous
great
high
immense

Men have much greater prestige and authority in the village.

low

low

The artillery had the lowest prestige of all branches of the armed forces.

types of prestige

academic
cultural
moral
political
social

A state grant allows her to study at university and thereafter to acquire social prestige as a secondary-school teacher.

in a particular place

international
national

At that time, the U.S. feared that it was falling behind the U.S.S.R. both in technological advances and international prestige.

personal

personal

Nevertheless his office does not automatically confer influence or personal prestige.

have prestige

enjoy
have

For two thousand years Egypt had enjoyed a prestige throughout the known world second to none.

increase prestige

boost
enhance
increase
raise

It was not an essential building and it is thought that it was constructed in order to enhance the prestige of the abbey.

give prestige

add
attach
bestow
bring
carry
confer
lend

The Festival’s standing as a major UK arts event brings enormous prestige to our City.

get prestige

acquire
gain
get
win

People in this category often join gangs to gain prestige in their peer group.

keep prestige

maintain

Throughout the later centuries the village has always maintained a certain prestige, owing to its past history.

get or give prestige again

recover
regain
restore

The ports of the East of Scotland never recovered the prestige they had in the Middle Ages.

want prestige

seek
want

He had always wanted prestige and power and now his dreams were going to come true.