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单词 put/place (someone) on a pedestal
释义

put/place (someone) on a pedestal

idiom

: to think of someone as a perfect person with no faults : to admire someone greatly
Her boyfriend placed her on a pedestal.
He wanted a career as an actor, but he didn't want to be put on a pedestal.

put/place (someone) on a pedestal

phrase

as in elevate
to treat or regard (someone) as extraordinarily good, successful, important, etc. When you're in love, there's a tendency to put your crush on a pedestal.

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • elevate
  • love
  • celebrate
  • decorate
  • recognize
  • ensky
  • exalt
  • respect
  • aggrandize
  • canonize
  • enshrine
  • cheer
  • acknowledge
  • lionize
  • congratulate
  • enthrone
  • worship
  • reverence
  • ennoble
  • deify
  • apotheosize
  • admire
  • regard
  • magnify
  • glorify
  • romanticize
  • revere
  • honor
  • praise
  • highlight
  • promote
  • compliment
  • advance
  • dignify
  • idealize
  • uplift
  • adore
  • play up
  • venerate
  • acclaim
  • hail
  • applaud
  • upgrade
  • salute
  • fete
  • commend
  • boast
  • cite
  • laud
  • lift
  • raise
  • tout
  • eulogize
  • spotlight
  • boost
  • extol
  • fête
  • extoll

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • lower
  • take down
  • humble
  • shame
  • knock (someone) off his/her pedestal
  • minimize
  • disgrace
  • foul
  • dishonor
  • sink
  • humiliate
  • discredit
  • take/knock/bring (someone) down a peg
  • put down
  • degrade
  • discount
  • debase
  • confuse
  • chasten
  • diminish
  • write off
  • cheapen
  • libel
  • criticize
  • embarrass
  • disconcert
  • confound
  • ridicule
  • mortify
  • rattle
  • detract
  • abase
  • fluster
  • smirch
  • faze
  • discountenance
  • belittle
  • discomfit
  • disparage
  • malign
  • depreciate
  • insult
  • slander
  • decry
  • cry down
  • violate
  • abash
  • defame
  • defile
  • affront
  • damn
  • condemn
  • castigate
  • demean
  • nonplus
  • censure
  • denounce
  • slight
  • outrage
  • execrate
  • profane
  • reprobate
  • desecrate
  • offend
  • blaspheme
  • disrespect
  • reprehend
  • scorn
  • pique
  • smear
  • slur
  • bad-mouth
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