idolize

• (UK) idolise

From idol + -ize.

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɪdəlaɪz/

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idolize (third-person singular simple present idolizes, present participle idolizing, simple past and past participle idolized)

1. To make an idol of, or to worship as an idol.
2. To adore excessively; to revere immoderately.

   Synonyms: exalt, magnify, venerate, worthy; see also Thesaurus:glorify, Thesaurus:revere

   idolize a celebrity

   idolize someone blindly

   Many young fans idolize pop stars.

   She was idolized by her students.

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “idolize”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “idolize”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.