lionize

Verb
US[lahy-uh-nahyz]/ˈlaɪəˌnaɪz/3 syllables
Synonyms: lionisecelebrate

Open English WordNet

Verb (1)lionized, lionizing

  1. assign great social importance to“The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood”“The tenor was lionized in Vienna”Synonyms: lionisecelebrateMore general respect, honor
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Li′on·ize (lī′ŭn-īz), transitive verb [past tense & past participle Lionized (lī′ŭn-īzd), present participle & verbal noun Lionizing (lī′ŭn-ī′zĭng).]

1. To treat or regard as a lion or object of great interest. James D. Forbes

2. To show the lions or objects of interest to; to conduct about among objects of interest. Thomas Babington Macaulay

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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