"put on a pedestal" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-put on a pedestal.ogg Forms: puts on a pedestal [present, singular, third-person], putting on a pedestal [participle, present], put on a pedestal [participle, past], put on a pedestal [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|put<,,put> on a pedestal}} put on a pedestal (third-person singular simple present puts on a pedestal, present participle putting on a pedestal, simple past and past participle put on a pedestal)
  1. (transitive, idiomatic) To hold in very high esteem, especially to an exaggerated degree. Tags: idiomatic, transitive Synonyms: cherish, glorify, idealize, idolize, revere, worship, place on a pedestal, set on a pedestal Translations (to hold in very high esteem, especially to an exaggerated degree): изди́гам на пиедеста́л (izdígam na piedestál) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), поста́вям на пиедеста́л (postávjam na piedestál) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), nostaa jalustalle (Finnish), placer sur un piédestal (French), mettre sur un piédestal (French), mettere su un piedistallo (Italian), wynosić na piedestał [imperfective] (Polish), wynieść na piedestał [perfective] (Polish), превозноси́ть (prevoznosítʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), превознести́ (prevoznestí) [perfective] (Russian)

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