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fetishize

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fet·ish·ize  (ft-shz)
tr.v. fet·ish·ized, fet·ish·iz·ing, fet·ish·iz·es
To make a fetish of: "The American public schools . . . have in the space of a few years gone from neglecting computers to fetishizing them" (James Traub).
fetishize, fetishise [ˈfɛtɪʃˌaɪz]
vb
(Psychology) (tr) to be excessively or irrationally devoted to (an object, activity, etc.)
fetishization , fetishisation n
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Verb1.fetishize - make a fetish of
adore - love intensely; "he just adored his wife"
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