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