idolize

[ ahyd-l-ahyz ]
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verb (used with object),i·dol·ized, i·dol·iz·ing.
  1. to regard with blind adoration, devotion, etc.

  2. to worship as a god.

verb (used without object),i·dol·ized, i·dol·iz·ing.
  1. to practice idolatry: to idolize as did ancient Greece and Rome.

Origin of idolize

1
First recorded in 1590–1600; idol + -ize
  • Also especially British, i·dol·ise .

Other words for idolize

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

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How to use idolize in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for idolize

idolize

idolise

/ (ˈaɪdəˌlaɪz) /


verb
  1. (tr) to admire or revere greatly

  2. (tr) to worship as an idol

  1. (intr) to worship idols

Derived forms of idolize

  • idolism, idolization or idolisation, noun
  • idolist, idolizer or idoliser, noun

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