lionize
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lionised, past tense; lionized, past tense; lionised, past participle; lionizes, 3rd person singular present; lionising, present participle; lionises, 3rd person singular present; lionizing, present participle; lionized, past participle;
/ˈlīəˌnīz/,
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lionised, past tense; lionized, past tense; lionised, past participle; lionizes, 3rd person singular present; lionising, present participle; lionises, 3rd person singular present; lionizing, present participle; lionized, past participle;
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Give a lot of public attention and approval to (someone); treat as a celebrity
- - modern athletes are lionized
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- assign great social importance to; "The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood"; "The tenor was lionized in Vienna"
- To treat (a person) as if he were important, or a celebrity; To visit famous places in order to revere them; To behave as a lion
- (lionization) The act of lionizing, the behavior that treats someone as a celebrity, either respectfully honoring or fawning adoration
- (Lionized) The point at which any new Lion's player or coach gets infected by the franchise's losing ways and starts adding to the ineptitude. It is often accompanied by a mental or physical breakdown either on or off the field. ...
- to treat as famous person