Main Entry: idol·ize

Pronunciation: \ˈī-də-ˌlīz\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): idol·ized; idol·iz·ing

Date: 1598

transitive verb : to worship as a god; broadly : to love or admire to excess <the common people whom he so idolized — Times Literary Supplement>intransitive verb : to practice idolatry

— idol·i·za·tion \ˌī-də-lə-ˈzā-shən\ noun

— idol·iz·er \ˈī-də-ˌlī-zər\ noun