verb
- placing someone or something on a pedestal; treating with excessive admiration or reverence
Usage: present participle of ‘pedestal’; informal
Examples
- She was tired of everyone pedestalling her achievements.
- The fans were pedestalling the celebrity beyond reason.
- Stop pedestalling your boss and see their flaws too.
- The media has been pedestalling this politician for months.
- He realized he had been pedestalling his childhood memories.
- Pedestalling historical figures can prevent us from learning from their mistakes.