5 dictionary results for: idolize
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
i·dol·ize
[ahyd-l-ahyz] Pronunciation Key verb, -ized, -iz·ing.
[ahyd-l-ahyz] Pronunciation Key verb, -ized, -iz·ing. –verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | to regard with blind adoration, devotion, etc. |
| 2. | to worship as a god. |
| 3. | to practice idolatry: to idolize as did ancient Greece and Rome. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| i·dol·ize
(īd'l-īz') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. i·dol·ized, i·dol·iz·ing, i·dol·iz·es
i'dol·i·za'tion (-ĭ-zā'shən) n., i'dol·iz'er n. |
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WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| idolize | |
verb | |
| love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol; "Many teenagers idolized the Beatles" |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Idolize
I"dol*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Idolized; p. pr. & vb. n. Idolizing.]1. To make an idol of; to pay idolatrous worship to; as, to idolize the sacred bull in Egypt. 2. To love to excess; to love or reverence to adoration; as, to idolize gold, children, a hero.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Idolize
I"dol*ize\, v. i. To practice idolatry. [R.] To idolize after the manner of Egypt. --Fairbairn.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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