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单词 put someone on a pedestal
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Examples of 'put someone on a pedestal' in a sentence
put someone on a pedestal

I've put her on a pedestal all along.People wanted to put us on a pedestal years ago.We put these celebrities on a pedestal.This is his chance to put himself on a pedestal.There is no one to put on a pedestal here.They are put on a pedestal, made to feel very special.It just shows they are human, not some person to put on a pedestal.I don't want them to put me on a pedestal.Who should we put up on a pedestal?They don't put themselves on a pedestal.

Synonyms of 'put someone on a pedestal'

worship, dignify, glorify, exalt
More Synonyms of put someone on a pedestal
(idiom) 
Definition
to admire someone very much
Since childhood, I put my parents on a pedestal.
Synonyms
worship
people who still worship the pagan gods
dignify
I see no point in dignifying this kind of speculation with a response.
glorify
We are committed to serving the Lord and glorifying his name.
exalt
This book exalts her as a genius.
idealize
People often idealize the past.
ennoble
the sciences and arts, which ennoble and embellish human life
deify
Apollo's son Asclepius was deified as the god of medicine.
apotheosize
See pedestal

Additional synonyms

in the sense of deify
Definition
to treat or worship (someone or something) as a god
Apollo's son Asclepius was deified as the god of medicine.
Synonyms
worship,
adore,
revere,
respect,
honour,
glorify,
exalt,
pray to,
venerate,
adulate,
apotheosize
in the sense of dignify
Definition
to add distinction to
I see no point in dignifying this kind of speculation with a response.
Synonyms
distinguish,
honour,
grace,
raise,
advance,
promote,
elevate,
glorify,
exalt,
ennoble,
aggrandize
in the sense of ennoble
Definition
to make (someone or his or her life) noble or dignified
the sciences and arts, which ennoble and embellish human life
Synonyms
dignify,
honour,
enhance,
elevate,
magnify,
raise,
glorify,
exalt,
aggrandize

Nearby words of
put someone on a pedestal

  • put someone in the picture
  • put someone in their place
  • put someone off
  • put someone on a pedestal
  • put someone out
  • put someone to death
  • put someone to the sword

Synonyms of 'put someone on a pedestal'

put someone on a pedestal

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of exalt
Definition
to praise highly
This book exalts her as a genius.
Synonyms
praise,
acclaim,
applaud,
pay tribute to,
bless,
worship,
magnify (archaic),
glorify,
reverence,
laud (literary),
extol,
crack up (informal),
pay homage to,
idolize,
big up (slang),
apotheosize,
set on a pedestal
in the sense of glorify
Definition
to worship (God)
We are committed to serving the Lord and glorifying his name.
Synonyms
worship,
honour,
bless,
adore,
revere,
exalt,
pay homage to,
venerate,
sanctify,
immortalize
in the sense of idealize
Definition
to consider or represent (something) as ideal or more nearly perfect than is true
People often idealize the past.
Synonyms
romanticize,
glorify,
exalt,
worship,
magnify,
ennoble,
deify,
put on a pedestal,
apotheosize
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