idolize

English

Alternative forms

• (UK) idolise

Etymology

idol +‎ -ize

Verb

idolize (third-person singular simple present idolizes, present participle idolizing, simple past and past participle idolized)

1. To make an idol of, or to worship as an idol.
2. To adore excessively; to revere immoderately.

Translations

to make an idol of

Croatian: obožavati (hr) Finnish: ihannoida (fi)

Spanish: idolatrar (es)

to adore excessively

Finnish: ihannoida (fi)

Spanish: idolatrar (es)

References

• idolize in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• idolize in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913