lionize, lionise, celebrate
(verb) assign great social importance to; “The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood”; “The tenor was lionized in Vienna”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
lionize (third-person singular simple present lionizes, present participle lionizing, simple past and past participle lionized)
(transitive) To treat (a person) as if they were important, or a celebrity.
(transitive) To visit famous places in order to revere them.
(intransitive) To behave as a lion.
Source: Wiktionary
Li"on*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lionized, p. pr. & vb. n. Lionizing (.]
1. To treat or regard as a lion or object of great interest. J. D. Forbes.
2. To show the lions or objects of interest to; to conduct about among objects of interest. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 May 2025
(noun) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; “an air of mystery”; “the house had a neglected air”; “an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate’s headquarters”; “the place had an aura of romance”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
