idolize
verb
idol·ize
ˈī-də-ˌlīz 
idolized; idolizing
: to worship as a god
broadly
: to love or admire to excess
the common people whom he so idolized —
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: to practice idolatry
Examples of idolize in a Sentence
an actor who is idolized by millions
she blindly idolized her older sister, refusing to acknowledge any of her faults
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—Weike Wang, New Yorker, 31 July 2025
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—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Meanwhile, down south, songwriter Bryan Frazier grew up idolizing Nickelback and Creed.
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Weike Wang, New Yorker, 31 July 2025
Holliday grew up idolizing current St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado – who was a prolific slugger and gold glove third baseman in all eight of his years in Colorado before being dealt in 2021.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Meanwhile, down south, songwriter Bryan Frazier grew up idolizing Nickelback and Creed.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2025
And every one of those girls and those counselors absolutely idolized her.
—Frank Morris, NPR, 12 July 2025
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“Idolize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/idolize. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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idolize
verb
idol·ize
ˈīd-ᵊl-ˌīz
idolized; idolizing
: to worship as an idol : love or admire too much
idolization
noun
ˌīd-ᵊl-ə-ˈzā-shən
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