idolize
verb (used with object)
to regard with blind adoration, devotion, etc.
idolized
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past participleof idolize.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof idolize.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
idolizeverb (used with object)to regard with blind adoration, devotion, etc.
Example Sentences
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As a mediocre but enthusiastic athlete in my youth, I idolized Willis Reed of the Knicks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Listening to this record, I finally understood why you are idolized by 6 million Instagram followers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
But Ike was never the sort of man-on-horseback-style commander that Churchill idolized in the manner of the First Duke of Marlborough, Napoleon Bonaparte or the Duke of Wellington.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
John Lennon, in particular, idolized Dylan, whose performance style resonates across such early Beatles tracks as “I’m a Loser” and “You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away.”
From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2026
Louie idolized Pete, who watched over him and their younger sisters, Sylvia and Virginia, with paternal protectiveness.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
