Treat as a celebrity (7 letters)

{ Answer }

LIONIZE

{ Related Clues }

Adulate
Exalt
Adulate (7)
Hero-worship
Put on a pedestal
Treat as a bigwig
Give a roar of approval?

{ Tags }

adulate, approval, bigwig, celebrity, exalt, give, hero, lionize, pedestal, put, roar, treat, worship, 7

{ Notes }

The answer LIONIZE is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1300 puzzles.

{ Definition }

LIONIZE as a verb:

1. (lionize, lionise, celebrate) = assign great social importance to; "The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood"; "The tenor was lionized in Vienna"