Lionize

Lionize - exalt, revere, venerate, to treat someone as a celebrity

Antonym - Vilify, demonize, slander

1. He was lionized for his contribution to the war.

2. Julius Caesar was lionized after winning the battle.

3. Indian team was lionized after winning the world cup.

4. Lionized celebrities tend to get high on fame. 

5. People need to stop lionizing actors it's not like they have cured cancer or anything.

6. Lionized Celebrities get away with bad behavior. 

7. Obama is a war criminal but he is lionized for his presidency.

8. Lionizing dead celebrities who were relatively obscure while they were alive seems to be a trend these days.

9. Napoleon Hill was lionized as a Self-Help Guru but in reality, he was a fraudster and a con man.

10. Magellan was lionized after his voyage.