verb

idolize

to idolise, to worship, to adore

Many teens idolize famous musicians.

Many teens idolise famous musicians.

He idolized his older brother as a hero.

He idolised his older brother as a hero.

((sb./sth.)) to admire and respect someone so much that you worship them Many teens idolise famous musicians.

Synonyms: worship, adore, revere; Antonyms: despise, detest

From 'idol' + '-ize', a verb-forming suffix. It literally means 'to make an idol of'.

Think of a pop 'idol'. To 'idolize' someone is to treat them like a pop idol, with extreme admiration.

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