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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 or -ise
Verb
[-izing, -ized] or -ising, -ised to treat as a celebrity
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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!"
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I think there was a bit of lionizing of the swashbuckling CEO with a big personality who was a player on the world stage.
Media fawning has ended but CEOs retain their fascination by Nash, James / Los Angeles Business Journal
Where ``The Big Red One'' separates itself from some recent efforts in lionizing ``the greatest generation'' is in its steadfast refusal to buy into any kind of mythology or impose any sort of message.
WAR IS HELL, AND HELL JUST GOT LONGER IN 'BIG RED ONE' by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
If he had passed on to future journalists only the standards he set for those critical elements of the craft, he would deserve every verb, noun and adjective of the lionizing that followed his death.
Peter Gzowski's real contribution by Stockland, Peter / Catholic Insight
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