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Thesaurus: idolize

To make an idol of; to pay idolatrous worship to; as, to idolize the sacred bull in Egypt.

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  1. v. t. To make an idol of; to pay idolatrous worship to; as, to idolize the sacred bull in Egypt.
  2. v. t. To love to excess; to love or reverence to adoration; as, to idolize gold, children, a hero.
  3. v. i. To practice idolatry.
  4. v. love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
  5. 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. To practice idolatry. [R.] To idolize after the manner of Egypt. Fairbairn.
  6. To practice idolatry. [R.]To idolize after the manner of Egypt. Fairbairn.
  7. v:100 v. love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol