Meaning

2 senses
  1. To make an idol of, or to worship as an idol.

  2. To adore excessively; to revere immoderately.

    idolize a celebrity

    idolize someone blindly

More definitions
  • love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol

Examples

10 sentences
  1. She idolized him.

    Вона боготворила його. — deniko

    ruОна боготворила его. — mrtaistoi

    deSie vergötterte ihn. — Zaghawa

  2. Tom idolized his father.

  3. Tom idolized Mary.

    ruТом боготворил Мэри. — Wezel

  4. Tom idolizes Mary.

  5. I don't understand why people idolize criminals.

    ruНе понимаю, почему люди боготворят преступников. — astyng

    deIch verstehe nicht, warum manche Leute Verbrecher verehren. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

5 languages

Forms

idolizes, idolizing, idolized, idolized
Base formidolize · to idolize
3rd person singularidolizes
Present participleidolizing
Past simpleidolized
Past participleidolized

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyidolize
he, she, itidolizes

Past simpleLesson

all personsidolized

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave idolized
he, she, ithas idolized

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill idolize

Synonyms

40 synonyms

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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