Definition of lionize in English:

lionize

(British lionise)

verb ˈlʌɪənʌɪzˈlaɪəˌnaɪz

[with object]

Give a lot of public attention and approval to (someone); treat as a celebrity.
modern sportsmen are lionized and feted
Example sentencesExamples
- He gets an evening devoted to lionizing him Thursday night by a group that considers itself progressive.
- But he succeeds notably in sustaining enthusiasm across 751 pages, taking a wise and soulful man who was inept at courting popular opinion and lionizing him.
- The chilling thing is that he and those who lionize him seem to want his predictions to come true.
- So we can dwell on his failings, or we can lionize him.
- He has magic feet but those who lament rather than lionise him say that he is a hostage to tragic attitude.
- I just never understand why he was lionized by some as ‘an incredibly talented yarn-spinner.’
- His audience is polarised, either denouncing him as a fraud or lionising him as some kind of spiritual leader.
- When his early results seemed to find positive effects for school integration, he was lionized by the profession.
- During a visit to Britain in 1886 he was lionized with genuine enthusiasm and affection.
- Nehru eulogized him and lionized him as a great secularist and anti-feudal.
- He was lionized by aristocratic and literary London, survived a hectic love affair with Lady Caroline Lamb, and became the constant companion of Augusta.
- The first show lionized him as part of photography's distinguished history; critics consistently viewed him as the most modern of the old guard.
- People will lionize you as the Voice of a Generation.
- He is lionised in Europe but expects his latest film to open in 10 times as many cinemas in France than in Britain.
- In 1778, after an absence of 28 years, he made a triumphal return to Paris, where he was lionized for four months in a way few writers can ever have experienced.
- Yet when some bozo on a talk show confesses to an addiction or a perversion in front of millions of viewers, he's lionized as ‘courageous’ for speaking out.
- But she is lionised by her mother as a juvenile intellectual.
- Sometimes it comes to you, but at Leeds (where he was lionised by supporters) it got a bit silly towards the end.
- Nevertheless, he is a flamboyant showman, fond of electric blue suits, who once turned up on a motorbike to wild applause at the Cannes festival, where he is lionised.
- He was lionised in fashionable and clever society.
Synonyms
celebrate, fete, glorify, honour, bestow honour on, exalt, acclaim, admire, commend, sing/sound the praises of, praise, extol, applaud, hail, make a fuss of/over, make much of, cry up, venerate, eulogize, sing paeans to, reverence, pay homage to, pay tribute to, put on a pedestal, hero-worship, worship, idolize, adulate
aggrandize
rare laud, panegyrize

Derivatives

lionization

nounlʌɪənʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n

He owed his eventual lionization to Seeger, who formed with him the Almanac Singers, which first brought his work to popular attention.
Example sentencesExamples
- It was a lionization of the ‘good man,’ who quietly bears the burden for his neighbor.
- Some movies, regardless of whether they are seen in January, June, or December, stand out as sure-fire candidates for end-of-the-year lionization.
- An adequate response to this mutual lionisation would require the skills of a Jonathan Swift or Mark Twain.
- The type of flattery that has reached dangerous proportions today is the absurd adulation and lionization of movie stars and other celebrities.

lionizer

noun

Ever since his death in 1963, progressive lionisers of John have remembered the peace but ignored the obedience.
Example sentencesExamples
- Yet he was also prepared to defend Rudyard Kipling, lioniser of colonial officers bent double beneath ‘The White Man's Burden’.

Definition of lionize in US English:

lionize

(British lionise)

verbˈlīəˌnīzˈlaɪəˌnaɪz

[with object]

Give a lot of public attention and approval to (someone); treat as a celebrity.
modern athletes are lionized
Example sentencesExamples
- He was lionised in fashionable and clever society.
- He is lionised in Europe but expects his latest film to open in 10 times as many cinemas in France than in Britain.
- But she is lionised by her mother as a juvenile intellectual.
- Nehru eulogized him and lionized him as a great secularist and anti-feudal.
- When his early results seemed to find positive effects for school integration, he was lionized by the profession.
- The first show lionized him as part of photography's distinguished history; critics consistently viewed him as the most modern of the old guard.
- I just never understand why he was lionized by some as ‘an incredibly talented yarn-spinner.’
- In 1778, after an absence of 28 years, he made a triumphal return to Paris, where he was lionized for four months in a way few writers can ever have experienced.
- He has magic feet but those who lament rather than lionise him say that he is a hostage to tragic attitude.
- During a visit to Britain in 1886 he was lionized with genuine enthusiasm and affection.
- The chilling thing is that he and those who lionize him seem to want his predictions to come true.
- He gets an evening devoted to lionizing him Thursday night by a group that considers itself progressive.
- But he succeeds notably in sustaining enthusiasm across 751 pages, taking a wise and soulful man who was inept at courting popular opinion and lionizing him.
- Sometimes it comes to you, but at Leeds (where he was lionised by supporters) it got a bit silly towards the end.
- Yet when some bozo on a talk show confesses to an addiction or a perversion in front of millions of viewers, he's lionized as ‘courageous’ for speaking out.
- He was lionized by aristocratic and literary London, survived a hectic love affair with Lady Caroline Lamb, and became the constant companion of Augusta.
- So we can dwell on his failings, or we can lionize him.
- People will lionize you as the Voice of a Generation.
- His audience is polarised, either denouncing him as a fraud or lionising him as some kind of spiritual leader.
- Nevertheless, he is a flamboyant showman, fond of electric blue suits, who once turned up on a motorbike to wild applause at the Cannes festival, where he is lionised.
Synonyms
celebrate, fete, glorify, honour, bestow honour on, exalt, acclaim, admire, commend, sing the praises of, sound the praises of, praise, extol, applaud, hail, make a fuss of, make a fuss over, make much of, cry up, venerate, eulogize, sing paeans to, reverence, pay homage to, pay tribute to, put on a pedestal, hero-worship, worship, idolize, adulate

单词	lionize
释义	Definition of lionize in English: lionize (British lionise) verb ˈlʌɪənʌɪzˈlaɪəˌnaɪz [with object] Give a lot of public attention and approval to (someone); treat as a celebrity. modern sportsmen are lionized and feted Example sentencesExamples He gets an evening devoted to lionizing him Thursday night by a group that considers itself progressive. But he succeeds notably in sustaining enthusiasm across 751 pages, taking a wise and soulful man who was inept at courting popular opinion and lionizing him. The chilling thing is that he and those who lionize him seem to want his predictions to come true. So we can dwell on his failings, or we can lionize him. He has magic feet but those who lament rather than lionise him say that he is a hostage to tragic attitude. I just never understand why he was lionized by some as ‘an incredibly talented yarn-spinner.’ His audience is polarised, either denouncing him as a fraud or lionising him as some kind of spiritual leader. When his early results seemed to find positive effects for school integration, he was lionized by the profession. During a visit to Britain in 1886 he was lionized with genuine enthusiasm and affection. Nehru eulogized him and lionized him as a great secularist and anti-feudal. He was lionized by aristocratic and literary London, survived a hectic love affair with Lady Caroline Lamb, and became the constant companion of Augusta. The first show lionized him as part of photography's distinguished history; critics consistently viewed him as the most modern of the old guard. People will lionize you as the Voice of a Generation. He is lionised in Europe but expects his latest film to open in 10 times as many cinemas in France than in Britain. In 1778, after an absence of 28 years, he made a triumphal return to Paris, where he was lionized for four months in a way few writers can ever have experienced. Yet when some bozo on a talk show confesses to an addiction or a perversion in front of millions of viewers, he's lionized as ‘courageous’ for speaking out. But she is lionised by her mother as a juvenile intellectual. Sometimes it comes to you, but at Leeds (where he was lionised by supporters) it got a bit silly towards the end. Nevertheless, he is a flamboyant showman, fond of electric blue suits, who once turned up on a motorbike to wild applause at the Cannes festival, where he is lionised. He was lionised in fashionable and clever society. Synonyms celebrate, fete, glorify, honour, bestow honour on, exalt, acclaim, admire, commend, sing/sound the praises of, praise, extol, applaud, hail, make a fuss of/over, make much of, cry up, venerate, eulogize, sing paeans to, reverence, pay homage to, pay tribute to, put on a pedestal, hero-worship, worship, idolize, adulate aggrandize rare laud, panegyrize Derivatives lionization nounlʌɪənʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n He owed his eventual lionization to Seeger, who formed with him the Almanac Singers, which first brought his work to popular attention. Example sentencesExamples It was a lionization of the ‘good man,’ who quietly bears the burden for his neighbor. Some movies, regardless of whether they are seen in January, June, or December, stand out as sure-fire candidates for end-of-the-year lionization. An adequate response to this mutual lionisation would require the skills of a Jonathan Swift or Mark Twain. The type of flattery that has reached dangerous proportions today is the absurd adulation and lionization of movie stars and other celebrities. lionizer noun Ever since his death in 1963, progressive lionisers of John have remembered the peace but ignored the obedience. Example sentencesExamples Yet he was also prepared to defend Rudyard Kipling, lioniser of colonial officers bent double beneath ‘The White Man's Burden’. Definition of lionize in US English: lionize (British lionise) verbˈlīəˌnīzˈlaɪəˌnaɪz [with object] Give a lot of public attention and approval to (someone); treat as a celebrity. modern athletes are lionized Example sentencesExamples He was lionised in fashionable and clever society. He is lionised in Europe but expects his latest film to open in 10 times as many cinemas in France than in Britain. But she is lionised by her mother as a juvenile intellectual. Nehru eulogized him and lionized him as a great secularist and anti-feudal. When his early results seemed to find positive effects for school integration, he was lionized by the profession. The first show lionized him as part of photography's distinguished history; critics consistently viewed him as the most modern of the old guard. I just never understand why he was lionized by some as ‘an incredibly talented yarn-spinner.’ In 1778, after an absence of 28 years, he made a triumphal return to Paris, where he was lionized for four months in a way few writers can ever have experienced. He has magic feet but those who lament rather than lionise him say that he is a hostage to tragic attitude. During a visit to Britain in 1886 he was lionized with genuine enthusiasm and affection. The chilling thing is that he and those who lionize him seem to want his predictions to come true. He gets an evening devoted to lionizing him Thursday night by a group that considers itself progressive. But he succeeds notably in sustaining enthusiasm across 751 pages, taking a wise and soulful man who was inept at courting popular opinion and lionizing him. Sometimes it comes to you, but at Leeds (where he was lionised by supporters) it got a bit silly towards the end. Yet when some bozo on a talk show confesses to an addiction or a perversion in front of millions of viewers, he's lionized as ‘courageous’ for speaking out. He was lionized by aristocratic and literary London, survived a hectic love affair with Lady Caroline Lamb, and became the constant companion of Augusta. So we can dwell on his failings, or we can lionize him. People will lionize you as the Voice of a Generation. His audience is polarised, either denouncing him as a fraud or lionising him as some kind of spiritual leader. Nevertheless, he is a flamboyant showman, fond of electric blue suits, who once turned up on a motorbike to wild applause at the Cannes festival, where he is lionised. Synonyms celebrate, fete, glorify, honour, bestow honour on, exalt, acclaim, admire, commend, sing the praises of, sound the praises of, praise, extol, applaud, hail, make a fuss of, make a fuss over, make much of, cry up, venerate, eulogize, sing paeans to, reverence, pay homage to, pay tribute to, put on a pedestal, hero-worship, worship, idolize, adulate
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