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- pronunciation:
- laI
naIz
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
lionizes, lionizing, lionized |
definition: |
to view or treat (someone) as a celebrity or extraordinary person.
Charles Lindbergh was lionized and called a hero after making his famous flight across the Atlantic.- synonyms:
- idolize
- antonyms:
- vilify
- similar words:
- adulate, deify, elevate, exalt, glorify, hero-worship, put someone on a pedestal, worship
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related words: |
exalt, worship |
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derivations: |
lionization (n.), lionizer (n.) |
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