pedestalize

Etymology

From pedestal + -ize.

pedestalize means to place something on a pedestal; to hold something in very high esteem, especially to an exaggerated degree. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 92 out of 100.

verb

To place something on a pedestal; to hold something in very high esteem, especially to an exaggerated degree.“She wanted to neither disparage her father nor pedestalize him.”