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lionize
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li·on·ize  (l-nz)
tr.v. li·on·ized, li·on·iz·ing, li·on·iz·es
To look on or treat (a person) as a celebrity.
lion·i·zation (l-n-zshn) n.
lion·izer n.
lionize, lionise [ˈlaɪəˌnaɪz]
vb
(tr) to treat as or make into a celebrity
lionization , lionisation n
lionizer , lioniser n
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Verb1.lionize - assign great social importance to; "The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood"; "The tenor was lionized in Vienna"
lionise, celebrate
abide by, honor, honour, respect, observe - show respect towards; "honor your parents!"
lionize
verb idolize, celebrate, honour, acclaim, mob, exalt, make much of, crack up (informal), hero-worship, fête, big up (slang, chiefly Caribbean), eulogize, aggrandize, adulate, glorify, sing or sound the praises of The press began to lionize him enthusiastically.
Translations
lionize [ˈlaɪənaɪz] VT to lionize sb → tratar a algn como una celebridad
lionize
vt to lionize somebody → jdn feiern, jdn zum Helden machen


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These people deserve only mild applause, not lionization.
Mild applause by Roberts, Regis / The Progressive
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