idolize

Verb

Meaning

To make an idol of; to pay idolatrous worship to; as, to idolize the sacred bull in Egypt.

To love to excess; to love or reverence to adoration; as, to idolize gold, children, a hero.

To practice idolatry.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

revere worship idolise value love adore respect honor prize praise acclaim treasure appreciate devote esteem
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Antonyms

flay bash attack hammer slam chastise
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Hypernyms

adore

Hyponyms

drool over slobber over

Phrases with the word

sanctify idolize

Derivatives

idolized idolizing

Examples

If men could only know each other, they would never either idolize or hate. Elbert Hubbard

It's not like I idolize this one guy Machiavelli. I idolize that type of thinking where you do whatever's gonna make you achieve your goal. Tupac Shakur

Q: Why is America the land of the overrated child and the underrated adult? Q: How can children grow up in a world in which adults idolize youthfulness? Q: What happens when the ad makers taker over all the popular myths and poetry? Marshall McLuhan

I would hope they would be our fellow artists, rather than trying to emulate or idolize clowns like us. Maynard James Keenan

We criticize, copy, patronize, idolize and insult but we never doubt that the U.S. has a unique position in the history of human hopes. Ferdinand Mount

She held herself very straight, like Audrey Hepburn, whom all women idolize and men never think about. Jeffrey Eugenides

Close letter words and terms

idolist idolistic idolization idolized idolizer idolizingly