Idolize
ahd-5
transitive verb.
To regard with great or uncritical admiration or devotion.
synonym
:
revere
.
transitive verb.
To worship as an idol.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To worship as an idol; make an idol of.
Hence — To reverence immoderately; love or admire to adoration: as, to
idolize
a hero; to
idolize
children.
To practise idol-worship.
Also spelled
idolise
.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
intransitive verb.
To practice idolatry.
transitive verb.
To make an idol of; to pay idolatrous worship to.
transitive verb.
To love to excess; to love or reverence to adoration.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
verb.
To make an
idol
of, or to
worship
as an idol.
verb.
To
adore
excessively; to
revere
immoderately.
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verb.
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
Word Usage
"Will you please consider the notion that the market you so idolize is spun off the cliff?"
Form
idolized
idolizing
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
adore
Hyponym
Words that are more specific
drool over
slobber over
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
21-year-old
adoptive
ahead
bedridden
broken-hearted
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
accord respect to
admire
admits
adore
adulate
verb-form
idolized
idolizes
idolizing