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idolize
i·dol·ize
[
d'l z
]
(
past and past participle
i·dol·ized
,
present participle
i·dol·iz·ing
,
3rd person present singular
i·dol·iz·es
)
transitive verb
Definition:
1.
admire fanatically:
to feel great admiration or love for somebody or something, often to excess
2.
worship something as idol:
to worship something as an idol
(
disapproving
)
i·dol·i·za·tion
[
d'li záysh'n
]
noun
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
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