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li⋅on⋅ize

  [lahy-uh-nahyz] verb, -ized, -iz⋅ing.
Use lionize in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to treat (a person) as a celebrity: to lionize the visiting poet.
2. British. to visit or exhibit the objects of interest of (a place).
–verb (used without object)
3. to pursue celebrities or seek their company.
4. British. to visit the objects of interest of a place.
Also, especially British, li⋅on⋅ise.

Origin:
1800–10; lion + ize

Related forms:
li⋅on⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
li⋅on⋅iz⋅er, noun
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li·on·ize   (lī'ə-nīz')   
tr.v.   li·on·ized, li·on·iz·ing, li·on·iz·es
To look on or treat (a person) as a celebrity.
li'on·i·za'tion (lī'ə-nĭ-zā'shən) n., li'on·iz'er n.
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