'Idolize' definitions:
Definition of 'idolize'
(from WordNet)
verb
Love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol; "Many teenagers idolized the Beatles" [syn: idolize, idolise, worship, hero-worship, revere]
Definition of 'Idolize'
From: GCIDE
- Idolize \I"dol*ize\, v. i. To practice idolatry. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- To idolize after the manner of Egypt. --Fairbairn. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Idolize'
From: GCIDE
Synonyms of 'idolize'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accord respect to,
- admire,
- adore,
- adulate,
- apotheosize,
- appreciate,
- belaud,
- bepraise,
- bless,
- blow up,
- boast of,
- brag about,
- celebrate,
- cherish,
- cry up,
- dearly love,
- defer to,
- deify,
- do homage to,
- do service,
- dote,
- emblazon,
- entertain respect for,
- esteem,
- eulogize,
- exalt,
- extol,
- favor,
- fetish,
- fetishize,
- flatter,
- glorify,
- hero-worship,
- hold dear,
- hold in esteem,
- hold in reverence,
- honor,
- idol,
- idolatrize,
- idolify,
- laud,
- lionize,
- look up to,
- love to distraction,
- magnify,
- make much of,
- overcommend,
- overesteem,
- overestimate,
- overlaud,
- overpraise,
- overprize,
- panegyrize,
- pay homage to,
- pay tribute,
- porter aux nues,
- praise,
- prize,
- puff,
- puff up,
- regard,
- respect,
- revere,
- reverence,
- salute,
- think highly of,
- think much of,
- think well of,
- treasure,
- trumpet,
- value,
- venerate,
- worship