'Lionize' definitions:

Definition of 'lionize'

From: WordNet
verb
Assign great social importance to; "The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood"; "The tenor was lionized in Vienna" [syn: lionize, lionise, celebrate]

Definition of 'Lionize'

From: GCIDE
  • Lionize \Li"on*ize\ (l[imac]"[u^]n*[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lionized (l[imac]"[u^]n*[imac]zd), p. pr. & vb. n. Lionizing (l[imac]"[u^]n*[imac]`z[i^]ng).]
  • 1. To treat or regard as a lion or object of great interest. --J. D. Forbes. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To show the lions or objects of interest to; to conduct about among objects of interest. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]

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