English > idolize: 1 sense > verb 1, emotion| Meaning | love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
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| Model | Sam cannot idolize Sue |
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| Example | "Many teenagers idolized the Beatles" |
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| Synonyms | idolise, worship, hero-worship, revere |
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| Narrower | drool over, slobber over | envy / envy without restraint |
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| Broader | adore | love intensely |
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| Spanish | adorar, heroificar, idolatrar, reverenciar, venerar |
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| Catalan | adorar, idolatrar, reverenciar, reverir, venerar |
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| Nouns | idol | a material effigy that is worshipped |
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| 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 |