idolize
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verb \ˈī-də-ˌlīz\idol·izedidol·iz·ing
Definition of IDOLIZE
transitive verb
: to worship as a god; broadly : to love or admire to excess <the common people whom he so idolized — Times Literary Supplement>
intransitive verb
See Examples of IDOLIZE
- an actor who is idolized by millions
- <she blindly idolized her older sister, refusing to acknowledge her considerable faults>
First Known Use of IDOLIZE
1598
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