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Q: A word for describing thinking of something as better

Yotam SalmonI'm looking for a word that describes the action of looking or thinking about someone, and taking them as better than the subject is. For example, I think you ______ him too much, he isn't really that good at math! I thought about the word "overestimate", but its connotation is that thinki...

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Jim
Jim
You can “idolize someone too much” or you can “give someone too much credit”
 
Peter Point
Peter Point
@Yotam Salmon Try playing around with the idiom, "to put [someone] on a pedestal".
 
FumbleFingers
FumbleFingers
@Jim: Or you could idealize them too much
 
Jim
Jim
@FumbleFingers - good point
 
FumbleFingers
FumbleFingers
@Jim: As a Brit, I'd rather be idealised, obviously. But I run a broad church, so I've instructed my fan club manager not to reject applications from illiterate Americans! :)
 
Lambie
Lambie
5:23 PM
Ah, the oracle has spoken.
 
Jim
Jim
@FumbleFingers- After your suggestion I tried to think whether i actually meant idealize or idolize I think idealize is better, but my thought was that one tends to overlook flaws and exaggerate positive traits in one's idols.