idolize
verb
idol·ize
ˈī-də-ˌlīz 
idolized; idolizing
: to worship as a god
broadly
: to love or admire to excess
the common people whom he so idolized —
The Times Literary Supplement (London)
The Times Literary Supplement (London)
: to practice idolatry
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Examples of idolize in a Sentence
an actor who is idolized by millions
she blindly idolized her older sister, refusing to acknowledge any of her faults
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The bank robber and murderer Charles Arthur (Pretty Boy) Floyd, whose crimes spanned Ohio, Oklahoma, and Missouri during the Great Depression, idolized James as a Wild West spin on Robin Hood.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
The monarch butterfly, long idolized for its epic migrations and delicate beauty, is facing another alarming chapter in its decline.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
The first step for organizations is thus making employees aware of the risk of sleep deprivation instead of idolizing those who get by with little sleep.
—Lieke Ten Brummelhuis, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
But to me, this trend seems to go beyond idolizing celebrity style.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 31 Oct. 2024
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Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
The monarch butterfly, long idolized for its epic migrations and delicate beauty, is facing another alarming chapter in its decline.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
The first step for organizations is thus making employees aware of the risk of sleep deprivation instead of idolizing those who get by with little sleep.
—Lieke Ten Brummelhuis, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
But to me, this trend seems to go beyond idolizing celebrity style.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Idolize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/idolize. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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idolize
verb
idol·ize
ˈīd-ᵊl-ˌīz
idolized; idolizing
: to worship as an idol : love or admire too much
idolization
noun
ˌīd-ᵊl-ə-ˈzā-shən
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