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Definition of "idolize" []

  • To regard with blind admiration or devotion. See Synonyms at revere1. (verb-transitive)
  • To worship as an idol. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "idolize" in a sentence
  • "Will you please consider the notion that the market you so idolize is spun off the cliff?"
  • "And because they want to put somebody down, and they kind of idolize men in a strange way because they failed even in that category."
  • "I like the way Alex pointed out why a lot of people 'idolize' this guy."