English verb: idolize | |||
| 1. | idolize (emotion) love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol | ||
| Samples | Many teenagers idolized the Beatles. | ||
| Examples | Sam cannot idolize Sue | ||
| Synonyms | hero-worship, idolise, revere, worship | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adore | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | drool over, slobber over | ||