| VERB | emotion | idolize, idolise, worship, hero-worship, revere | love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess |
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| Sounds | ay'dahlay.z | |
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| Rhymes | actualize ... womanize: 266 rhymes with ayz... | |
| Meaning | love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | Sam cannot idolize Sue | |
| Example | "Many teenagers idolized the Beatles" | |
| Synonyms | idolise, worship, hero-worship, revere | |
| Narrower | drool over, slobber over | envy / envy without restraint |
| Broader | adore | love intensely |
| Spanish | adorar, heroificar, idolatrar, reverenciar, venerar | |
| Catalan | adorar, idolatrar, reverenciar, reverir, venerar | |
| Nouns | idol | a material effigy that is worshipped |
| idol | an ideal instance | |
| idol | someone who is adored blindly and excessively | |
| idolization | the act of worshiping blindly and to excess | |
| idolization | the act of admiring / admiring strongly | |
| idolizer | a lover blind with admiration and devotion | |
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