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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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lionize
(ˈlaɪəˌnaɪz) orlionise
vb
(tr) to treat as or make into a celebrity
ˌlioniˈzation, ˌlioniˈsation n
ˈlionˌizer, ˈlionˌiser n
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li•on•ize
(ˈlaɪ əˌnaɪz)v.t. -ized, -iz•ing.
to treat (a person) as a celebrity.
[1800–10]
li`on•i•za′tion, n.
li′on•iz`er, n.
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lionize
Past participle: lionized
Gerund: lionizing
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| Verb | 1. | lionize - assign great social importance to; "The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood"; "The tenor was lionized in Vienna" |
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lionize
verb idolize, celebrate, honour, acclaim, mob, exalt, make much of, crack up (informal), hero-worship, fête, big up (slang, chiefly Caribbean), eulogize, aggrandize, adulate, glorify, sing or sound the praises of The press began to lionize him enthusiastically.
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