lionize
to treat (a person) as a celebrity: to lionize the visiting poet.
British. to visit or exhibit the objects of interest of (a place).
to pursue celebrities or seek their company.
British. to visit the objects of interest of a place.
Origin of lionize
1- Also especially British, li·on·ise .
Other words from lionize
- li·on·i·za·tion, noun
- li·on·iz·er, noun
- li·on·ized, adjective
- un·li·on·ized, adjective
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How to use lionize in a sentence
While Musk was being lionized, Gebru was dealing with humiliation and harassment.
Inside the fight to reclaim AI from Big Tech’s control | Karen Hao | June 14, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewOfficial versions of the state’s history and popular culture instead lionized the Texas Rangers, the paramilitary police force that used deadly violence and intimidation to subordinate people of color.
The bright side of a bad Texas history bill? It’s too late to whitewash the past. | John González, Benjamin Johnson | June 4, 2021 | Washington PostChauvin was lionized in some quarters and, even as Floyd lay in his grave, defense attorneys put the victim on trial.
Derek Chauvin’s Guilty and So Is the Whole Damn System | Goldie Taylor | April 20, 2021 | The Daily BeastIt’s just one more example of the way so-called “blank check companies” are revolutionizing industries, although some wonder if such financial maneuvers are ignoring actual value by lionizing business leaders and selling tulips to the foolish.
As we lionize folks, we just really need to take a harder look at what they actually stand for and who they actually are.
Andrew Cuomo Was a 'Resistance' Icon. Now There's 'Blood in the Water' | Charlotte Alter | March 2, 2021 | Time
Conservatives may lionize Edward Snowden now, says Michael Tomasky, but ultimately his actions are going to tear apart the GOP.
Libertarians worship Milton Friedman, and liberals lionize John Maynard Keynes.
Nicholas Wapshott: A Lovefest Between Milton Friedman and J.M. Keynes | Nicholas Wapshott | July 30, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTI should like particularly to have you to lionize us there; and I don't fancy your running into danger.'
The Heir of Redclyffe | Charlotte M. YongeLionized to death, as the English alone can lionize, Mr. Prescott never lost his modest self-possession.
The Art of Entertaining | M. E. W. SherwoodThe people at Sea-Acres felt the attraction and tried to lionize the dark, tall parson with the glowing, indifferent eyes.
August First | Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews and Roy Irving MurrayThen, when you have sacrificed to friendship sufficiently, you will lionize Miss Tresilyan?
Sword and Gown | George A. LawrenceTwo women tried to lionize him, and he ran away and played with the children.
The Lion and the Unicorn and Other Stories | Richard Harding Davis
British Dictionary definitions for lionize
lionise
/ (ˈlaɪəˌnaɪz) /
(tr) to treat as or make into a celebrity
Derived forms of lionize
- lionization or lionisation, noun
- lionizer or lioniser, noun
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