idolize

idolize

verb

Definition of IDOLIZE

to love or admire too much <she blindly idolized her older sister, refusing to acknowledge her considerable faults>

Synonyms adore, adulate, canonize, deify, dote (on), hero-worship, worship

Related Words appreciate, cherish, esteem, prize, treasure, value; fancy, favor, like, prefer; regard; hallow, respect, revere, venerate; approve, endorse (also indorse), support

Near Antonyms abhor, abominate, despise, detest, disdain, dislike, hate, loathe; belittle, deprecate, disparage, misprize, put down