IDOLIZE
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
idolize (third-person singular simple present idolizes, present participle idolizing, simple past and past participle idolized)
To make an idol of, or to worship as an idol.
To adore excessively; to revere immoderately.
Source: Wiktionary
I"dol*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Idolized; p. pr. & vb. n. Idolizing.]
1. To make an idol of; to pay idolatrous worship to; as, to idolize the sacred bull in Egypt.
2. To love to excess; to love or reverence to adoration; as, to idolize gold, children, a hero.
I"dol*ize, v. i.
Definition: To practice idolatry. [R.] To idolize after the manner of Egypt. Fairbairn.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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