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[ ahyd-l-ahyz ] / ˈaɪd lˌaɪz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR idolize ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object), i·dol·ized, i·dol·iz·ing.to regard with blind adoration, devotion, etc. to worship as a god. verb (used without object), i·dol·ized, i·dol·iz·ing.to practice idolatry: to idolize as did ancient Greece and Rome. Also especially British, i·dol·ise . Origin of idolizeFirst recorded in 1590–1600; idol + -ize SYNONYMS FOR idolize1 adore, treasure, worship, dote upon. SEE SYNONYMS FOR idolize ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM idolizei·dol·i·za·tion, nouni·dol·iz·er, nounself-i·dol·ized, adjectiveself-i·dol·iz·ing, adjective un·i·dol·ized, adjective Words nearby idolizeidolater, idolatrize, idolatrous, idolatry, idolism, idolize, idolum, Idomeneus, idoneous, I doubt it, idoxuridine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for idolizeWho would you rather see naked—a total stranger, or someone you think you know and idolize? The Movie Nudity Maestro: Jim McBride on 15 Years of Mr. Skin and That Scarlett Johansson Scene|Marlow Stern|August 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST Most of the super fans I spoke to spend a lot of time on cam sites or pay for one-on-one Web chats with the girls they idolize. Porn Superfans: Aurora Snow on the Relationship Between Cam Girls and Their Fans|Aurora Snow|April 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST As long as we have baby-boomer nostalgia and Internet gossip, the tendencies to idolize or vandalize will be indulged. Why This Is Baseball’s Golden Age|Michael Brendan Dougherty|April 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST Hanging out with sex workers isn't risky enough, from an emotional perspective—and professionals are unlikely to idolize him. Call Girls Out-Class Mistresses|Tracy Quan|December 6, 2009|DAILY BEAST
She came to idolize him in a manner at once inspiring and touching in so beautiful a creature. The Blazed Trail|Stewart Edward White It behooves those who idolize him to examine the image before which they stand. History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology|John F. Hurst We must not idolize the faculty of thought nor forget its divine nature. The Positive Outcome of Philosophy|Joseph Dietzgen They are to learn that pleasure, which they idolize, must now and then be quitted in order to be regained. Munster Village|Mary Hamilton This part of the festival is thoroughly enjoyed by the Eskimo, who idolize their children. The Dance Festivals of the Alaskan Eskimo|Ernest William Hawkes
British Dictionary definitions for idolize
verb(tr) to admire or revere greatly (tr) to worship as an idol (intr) to worship idols Derived forms of idolizeidolism, idolization or idolisation, nounidolist, idolizer or idoliser, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to idolizeadmire, venerate, adore, revere, glorify, love, canonize, apotheosize, deify, exalt, reverence, dote on, look up to, put on a pedestal |