Adulate
Adulate verb - To love or admire too much.
Usage example: it's ridiculous how she adulates that airheaded rock star
Canonize
Canonize verb - To love or admire too much.
Usage example: a singing star so canonized by his fans that they refuse to believe anything bad about him
Mutual synonyms
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