Category:Idolize

I"dol*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Idolized; p. pr. & vb. n. Idolizing.]

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

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

idolize I"dol*ize, v. i.

Defn: To practice idolatry. [R.] To idolize after the manner of Egypt. Fairbairn.