idolize

English

Alternative forms

• (UK) idolise

Etymology

From idol +‎ -ize.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɪdəlaɪz/

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Verb

idolize (third-person singular simple present idolizes, present participle idolizing, simple past and past participle idolized)

1. To make an idol of, or to worship as an idol.
2. To adore excessively; to revere immoderately.

Derived terms

• de-idolize

Translations

to make an idol of

• Arabic: أَلَه (ʔalah)
• Bulgarian: прекланям се (preklanjam se), боготворя (bg) (bogotvorja)
• Catalan: idolatrar (ca)
• Danish: idolisere
• Dutch: verafgoden (nl)
• Finnish: ihannoida (fi), jumaloida (fi), palvoa (fi)
• French: idolâtrer (fr)
• Hungarian: bálványoz (hu)
• Italian: idolatrare (it)
• Polish: ubóstwiać (pl) impf, ubóstwić pf
• Serbo-Croatian: obožavati (sh)
• Spanish: idolatrar (es)
• Swedish: idolisera
• Turkish: idolleştirmek, ilahlaştırmak, tanrılaştırmak (tr), putlaştırmak (tr)

to adore excessively

• Bulgarian: обожавам (bg) (obožavam)
• Catalan: idolatrar (ca)
• Finnish: ihannoida (fi), jumaloida (fi), palvoa (fi)
• Hungarian: istenít (hu)
• Spanish: idolatrar (es)
• Swedish: idolisera
• Turkish: ilahlaştırmak, tapmak (tr)

References

• “idolize”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “idolize”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.