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idolize

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i·dol·ize  (dl-z)
tr.v. i·dol·ized, i·dol·iz·ing, i·dol·iz·es
1. To regard with blind admiration or devotion. See Synonyms at revere1.
2. To worship as an idol.

idol·i·zation (--zshn) n.
idol·izer n.

idolize or -ise
Verb
[-izing, -ized] or -ising, -ised
1. to love or admire excessively
2. to worship as an idol
idolization
-isation n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.idolize - love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol; "Many teenagers idolized the Beatles"
adore - love intensely; "he just adored his wife"
drool over, slobber over - envy without restraint

idolize
verb worship, love, adore, admire, revere, glorify, exalt, look up to, venerate, hero-worship, deify, bow down before, dote upon, apotheosize, worship to excess
Translations
idolize [ˈaɪdəlaɪz] vtidolatrar
idolize [ˈaɪdəlaɪz] vtidolâtrer, adorer
idolize [ˈaɪdəlaɪz] idol vtvergöttern
idolize [ˈaɪdəlaɪz] vtidoleggiare


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The Colonel quitted home with reluctance (for he was deeply immersed in his History of the Punjaub which still occupies him, and much alarmed about his little daughter, whom he idolizes, and who was just recovering from the chicken-pox) and went to Brussels and found Jos living at one of the enormous hotels in that city.
 
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