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Idolize

Idol-īze, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. IDOLIZED; p. pr. & vb. n. IDOLIZING.]

To make an idol of; to pay idolatrous worship to; as, to idolize the sacred bull in Egypt.
To love to excess; to love or reverence to adoration; as, to idolize gold or wealth; to idolize children; to idolize a virtuous magistrate or a hero.

Ī'dol-īze, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. To make idols; to form or portray idols for worship. “To idolize after the manner of Egypt.” Fairbairn.