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    idolize
    /ˈʌɪdəlʌɪz/

    verb

    • 1. admire, revere, or love greatly or excessively: "he idolized his mother"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishIDOLIZE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    IDOLIZE definition: 1. to admire and respect someone very much, often too much: 2. to admire and respect someone very…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › idolizeIdolize Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. idolizer. ˈī-də-ˌlī-zər. noun. Synonyms. adore. adulate. canonize. deify. dote (on) hero-worship. worship. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › idolizeIdolize - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    You can idolize someone you've never met, like a famous actor, and you can also idolize a friend or family member. A boy who idolizes his father adores him unquestioningly, believing that everything he does is admirable. Another way to say idolize is worship, and both words have a religious origin.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryIDOLIZE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    IDOLIZE meaning: 1. to admire and respect someone very much, often too much: 2. to admire and respect someone very…. Learn more.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › idolizeIDOLIZE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    To idolize someone is to treat them with extreme admiration and devotion. This sense of the word is based on the figurative use of the word idol to refer to a person, especially a famous celebrity such as a pop singer, whose fans are extremely devoted to them.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionidolize verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    verb. /ˈaɪdəlaɪz/ ( British English also idolise) (sometimes disapproving) Verb Forms. idolize somebody to admire or love somebody very much, possibly too much synonym worship. a pop star idolized by millions of fans. They idolize their kids. Young children often idolize their parents. Topics Feelings c2. Definitions on the go.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishIDOLIZE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Definition of 'idolize' Word Frequency. idolize. (aɪdəlaɪz ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense idolizes , present participle idolizing , past tense, past participle idolized regional note: in BRIT, also use idolise. verb. If you idolize someone, you admire them very much. Naomi idolised her father as she was growing up. [VERB noun]

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › idolizeIdolize Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Idolize definition: To regard with great or uncritical admiration or devotion.

  10. www.britannica.com › dictionary › idolizeIdolize Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    Britannica Dictionary definition of IDOLIZE. [+ object] : to love or admire (someone) very much or too much. The young boy idolized his father. [=he loved his father and thought that he never did anything wrong] an actor who is idolized by millions.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › idolize_vidolize, v. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    What does the verb idolize mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb idolize. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the verb idolize? About 0.5 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency. How is the verb idolize pronounced?