idolize
to regard with blind adoration, devotion, etc.
to worship as a god.
to practice idolatry: to idolize as did ancient Greece and Rome.
Origin of idolize
1- Also especially British, i·dol·ise .
Other words for idolize
| 1 | adore, treasure, worship, dote upon |
Other words from idolize
- i·dol·i·za·tion, noun
- i·dol·iz·er, noun
- self-i·dol·ized, adjective
- self-i·dol·iz·ing, adjective
- un·i·dol·ized, adjective
Words Nearby idolize
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How to use idolize in a sentence
I idolize the profundity of Keatsian love letters, but on most days, affection is best communicated over a video call, watching my partner roll his eyes at my suggestion of the next trash TV we should watch.
The first issue is that idolizing professional athletes is bad for everyone.
Simone Biles Made the Right Choice. Here’s How You Can, Too. | wtaylor | July 28, 2021 | Outside OnlineIf they want to idolize him, let them do it on private property.
He idolized running back LaDainian Tomlinson, and even though his parents made sure to keep him involved in other activities — baseball, soccer, track — football spoke to him in ways no other sport could.
Jamin Davis began last season off the NFL’s radar. In a few weeks, he could be a first-round pick. | Nicki Jhabvala | April 9, 2021 | Washington PostBrina, internalizing the racism of her peers, idolized her father and was “cruel” to her mother.
Who would you rather see naked—a total stranger, or someone you think you know and idolize?
The Movie Nudity Maestro: Jim McBride on 15 Years of Mr. Skin and That Scarlett Johansson Scene | Marlow Stern | August 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe tells me that it does weird him out when he meets those who—and he hates to use these words—idolize or worship him.
The Party Monster Lives For the Applause: Michael Alig’s Second Act | Caitlin Dickson | February 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI get starstruck by women who I truly idolize, such as her and Kristen Wiig.
Kate McKinnon Is the Future of ‘Saturday Night Live’ | Kevin Fallon | November 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTMost of the super fans I spoke to spend a lot of time on cam sites or pay for one-on-one Web chats with the girls they idolize.
Porn Superfans: Aurora Snow on the Relationship Between Cam Girls and Their Fans | Aurora Snow | April 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAs long as we have baby-boomer nostalgia and Internet gossip, the tendencies to idolize or vandalize will be indulged.
He looked as if his division might idolize him, as it was said they did.
What was becoming weirdly clear was that these two really did idolize M1k3y, and that they'd do anything I said.
Little Brother | Cory DoctorowHe does so, and finds there a little girl, whom he believes to be his own child, and whom he at once begins to idolize.
Other People's Money | Emile GaboriauBut the English people idolize Garibaldi, and receive him with a burst of enthusiasm unexampled in fervor.
Hitherto mankind has often been tempted by preconceived notions to idolize vain things.
The Positive Outcome of Philosophy | Joseph Dietzgen
British Dictionary definitions for idolize
idolise
/ (ˈaɪdəˌlaɪz) /
(tr) to admire or revere greatly
(tr) to worship as an idol
(intr) to worship idols
Derived forms of idolize
- idolism, idolization or idolisation, noun
- idolist, idolizer or idoliser, noun
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