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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
i·dol·ize       [ahyd-l-ahyz] Pronunciation Key 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]

—Related forms
i·dol·i·za·tion, noun
i·dol·iz·er, noun

—Synonyms 1. adore, treasure, worship, dote upon.
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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.
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idolize

verb
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol; "Many teenagers idolized the Beatles" 

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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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