to idolatrize
- verb
- /ˈaɪdəˌlɑːtraɪz/
- US
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idolatrar
- Some fans tend to idolatrize their favorite celebrities, forgetting that they are just human.
But you should not idolatrize your kids or you'll ruin them.
- But you should not idolatrize your kids or you'll ruin them.
Examples
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But you should not idolatrize your kids or you'll ruin them.
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In shifting money from sign to commodity, he idolatrized the sign just as jongleurs and prostitutes idolatrized the body, clothing, and language.
Academic text (1996) -
In shifting money from sign to commodity, he idolatrized the sign just as jongleurs and prostitutes idolatrized the body, clothing, and language.
Academic text (1996) -
It is unhealthy to idolatrize historical figures without acknowledging their flaws and mistakes.
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Many people idolatrize athletes, believing they are perfect role models in every aspect of life.
Synonyms
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3.4
To admire someone very much, often without thinking about their faults
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5.2
To make a person or thing seem better and more important than they really are
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4.9
Admire someone very much, often ignoring their faults
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5.8
To think someone or something is more perfect than they really are
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6.0
Admire someone so much you think they are perfect
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8.4
To treat someone like a god and admire them too much
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8.8
To treat something as if it has special power or importance
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7.7
Treat someone like a famous person by giving public attention and praise
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6.5
Admire someone so much that you think they are perfect
To make someone seem like a god or without faults
To admire someone too much and ignore their faults
To make something seem holy or deeply religious
Antonyms
How Idolized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Idolatrize comes from idol, meaning 'image' or a person people admire, and a Greek root -latry meaning 'worship'. So to idolatrize someone is to treat them like an idol or to admire and 'worship' them too much.