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lionize

verb

/ˈlaɪ.ə.naɪz/

Meaning

to treat someone as a celebrity or give a lot of public attention

The press began to lionize the young scientist after his discovery.

celebrate, glorify, idolize, praise

ignore, neglect, criticize

lionize a hero, lionize celebrities, lionize leaders

To spread or transmit an idea, belief, or information widely; also to reproduce in plants or animals...

to list the different forms of a verb according to tense, person, and number

To suspend or stop for a time; to pause intermittently.

to argue or dispute angrily or noisily

Make (something, typically an undesirable situation or an unfounded belief) continue indefinitely.

To feel or express great loathing or hatred for something.