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lionize

lio·nize

UK/ˈlaɪənaɪz/ US/ˈlaɪʌˌnaɪz/ uncommon british us

verb

1.

assign great social importance to

  • “The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood”
  • “The tenor was lionized in Vienna”
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Origin

From lion + -ize.

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