IDOLIZED

adored, idolized, idolised, worshipped

(adjective) regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god); ā€œadored grandchildrenā€; ā€œan idolized wifeā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

idolized

simple past tense and past participle of idolize

Source: Wiktionary


IDOLIZE

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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26 February 2025

ACRIMONIOUS

(adjective) marked by strong resentment or cynicism; ā€œan acrimonious disputeā€; ā€œbitter about the divorceā€


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In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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