IDOLISE

idolize, idolise, worship, hero-worship, revere

(verb) love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol; “Many teenagers idolized the Beatles”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

idolise (third-person singular simple present idolises, present participle idolising, simple past and past participle idolised)

Non-Oxford British standard spelling of idolize.

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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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