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idolize Definition

idol·ize (īd'l īz′)

transitive verb -·ized′, -·iz′·ing

  1. to make an idol of
  2. to love or admire excessively; adore

intransitive verb

to worship idols

idolize Related Forms
i′doli·za·tion noun
idolize Synonyms

idolize

v.

idolize Usage Examples

Used with why or when

    Object

    • no-one: Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no-one idolized.
    • man: Matthew has demonstrated his ability to professionally impersonate one of the worlds most idolized young men.
    • people: Growing up as a child Paula idolized people such as Gene Kelley & Liza Minelli.

    Subject

    • theorist: Keir Hardie, idolized by the theorists in the movement, did not have the appeal to European and American Socialists that MacDonald had.

    Modifying Another Word

    • simply: Large sections of the population simply idolized him, Even his opponents acknowledged this.
    • really: He's basically a brother, but I really idolize him.

    Preposition: by

    • theorist: Keir Hardie, idolized by the theorists in the movement, did not have the appeal to European and American Socialists that MacDonald had.

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