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Idolizing - 2 dictionary results

i⋅dol⋅ize

   [ahyd-l-ahyz]
verb, -ized, -iz⋅ing.
–verb (used with object)
1. to regard with blind adoration, devotion, etc.
2. to worship as a god.
–verb (used without object)
3. to practice idolatry: to idolize as did ancient Greece and Rome.
Also, especially British, i⋅dol⋅ise.

Origin:
1590–1600; idol + -ize
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i·dol·ize     (īd'l-īz')  Pronunciation Key 
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.
i'dol·i·za'tion (-ĭ-zā'shən) n., i'dol·iz'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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