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idolize - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'idolize' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Idolize [ v. i.]
- To practice idolatry.
2 . Idolize [ v. t.]
- To make an idol of; to pay idolatrous worship to; as, to idolize the sacred bull in Egypt.
- To love to excess; to love or reverence to adoration; as, to idolize gold, children, a hero.

Meaning of 'idolize' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . idolize [ v]
Meaning (1):
- love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
Example in sentence:
  • Many teenagers idolized the Beatles

Nearby Words:

idocrase idol idolastre idolater idolatress idolatrical idolatries idolatrize idolatrized idolatrizing

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