idolise

Verb

Meaning

love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

revere worship idolize value love adore prize appreciate esteem reverence admire glorify venerate cherish exalt
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Antonyms

abuse hate blame dislike condemn denounce
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Hypernyms

adore

Hyponyms

drool over slobber over

Anagrams

DeLisio

Examples

To idolise a person means you don't get to know them, and the idea that you can become one is a myth, and it also means that you don't need to talk to one another because you're the same person. Theodore Zeldin

People tell me they idolise me, want to be like me, but I tell them, 'trust me, you don't want my life.' I've been a very tortured soul. Phil Spector

It's great to admire other people's fashion choices, but I don't think you should idolise anyone. Cat Deeley

You can never connect on a deeper level if you idolise someone - you don't see the real person. Alexander Skarsgard

Many teenagers idolized the Beatles Source: Internet

Zimbabwean youths have expressed different views over the celebration of the Robert Gabriel Mugabe Day with some saying it was improper to idolise a leader who authored the current economic difficulties through poor leadership. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

idolatry idolic idolisation idolised idoliser idolish