IDOLIZE

idolize. Idolize, v.t. to worship as a deity, adore, honor

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I″dol‐ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Idolized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Idolizing (?).] 1. 1. To make an idol of; to pay idolatrous worship to; as, to idolize the sacred bull in Egypt.
2. 2. To love to excess; to love or reverence to adoration; as, to idolize gold, children, a hero.