to idolize
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4.9
- verb
- /ˈaɪdəˌlaɪz/
- US
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idolatrar a
- It's common for teenagers to idolize pop stars without recognizing their imperfections.
- idolize one's father
And that is a big one because we idolize so many people and we want to be them.
- And that is a big one because we idolize so many people and we want to be them.
- I grew up idolizing Stone Cold Steve Austin.
- We idolize success, and then we demonize success.
- I hate the idea that there's a little young burns victim out there who idolizes Conor McGregor and hears that.
- But I want to say, you know, Donald Trump, he worships and really idolizes Ava Peron.
- OK, because by love I don't mean I idolize it and make it my one true God.
- You want to, you want to worship, not worship in like a religious way, but like idolize somebody else.
- But it's also a pretty powerful way to say, like the ancestors that you idolize, that you respect are now in the capital.
- I appreciate people's talents and viewpoints, but I don't, I don't have, I just don't, you know, idolise celebrity.
Examples
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You know, we idolize the experts in our industry.
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Everyone idolizes their dad, right?
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Who would you say are people that the young kids should idolize that exist today?
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And that is a big one because we idolize so many people and we want to be them.
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So it's just kind of like hard to see someone that you care about that I idolize in a lot of ways.
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I was right to idolize you.
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It's one of the things I idolize about her.
Fiction book (1997) -
Father pointed out that many of us idolize our bodies and our health.
Blog text (5) -
I grew up idolizing Stone Cold Steve Austin.
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I idolize you.
Synonyms
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3.4
To admire someone very much, often without thinking about their faults
86
5.2
To make a person or thing seem better and more important than they really are
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6.7
To feel deep respect and admiration for someone, often with awe
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5.8
To think someone or something is more perfect than they really are
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5.1
To like and respect someone very much
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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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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 admire someone too much and ignore their faults
To make someone seem like a god or without faults
To admire someone too much and ignore their faults
Admire someone so much that you think they are perfect
Antonyms
How Adoring
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word idolize comes from idol, from an old Greek word meaning 'image' or 'statue'. People once gave strong worship to idols, so to idolize someone today is to admire or love them very much, often without seeing their faults.