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v. To regard with blind admiration or devotion. See Synonyms at revere1.

v. To worship as an idol.

v. To make an idol of, or to worship as an idol.

v. To adore excessively; to revere immoderately.

v. To make an idol of; to pay idolatrous worship to.

v. To love to excess; to love or reverence to adoration.

verb-intransitive. To practice idolatry.

To worship as an idol; make an idol of.

Hence — To reverence immoderately; love or admire to adoration: as, to idolize a hero; to idolize children.

To practise idol-worship.

Also spelled idolise.

v. love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol

"And because they want to put somebody down, and they kind of idolize men in a strange way because they failed even in that category."

idolized    idolizes    idolizing   

adore   

drool over    slobber over   

idolized    idolizing   

worship    honor    admits    lose   

great-great    plug-ugly    stuffer    broken-hearted    translatable    long-lost    only-begotten    unbeatable    overjoyed    much-loved