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lionize - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'lionize' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Lionize [ v. t.]
- To treat or regard as a lion or object of great interest.
- To show the lions or objects of interest to; to conduct about among objects of interest.

Meaning of 'lionize' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . lionize [ v]
Meaning (1):
- assign great social importance to
Example in sentence:
  • The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood;
  • The tenor was lionized in Vienna

Nearby Words:

lion lion's ear lion's foot lion's leaf lion's tail lion's tooth lion-heart lion-hearted lionced lioncel

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