1) Abide by 2) Adulate 3) Celebrate 4) Give a roar of approval 5) Honor 6) Honour 7) Lionise 8) Observe 9) Put on a pedestal 10) Really build up 11) Reggae rock group 12) Respect 13) To behave as a lion 14) Treat as a bigwig 15) Treat as a celebrity 16) Treat as a hero 17) Treat as a star 18) Treat as a VIP 1) Exalt 2) Flatter 3) Honor 4) Laud 5) Lionise 6) Praise 7) Worship 
• (v. t.) To show the lions or objects of interest to; to conduct about among objects of interest. • (v. t.) To treat or regard as a lion or object of great interest.
Li'on·ize (-īz) transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Lionized (-īzd) present participle & verbal noun Lionizing (- ī`zĭng).] 1. To treat or regard as a lion or object of great interest. J. ...
treat as a famous person 
[v] - assign great social importance to
[SAT terms] assign great social importance to