LIONIZE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lionize mean? 

• LIONIZE (verb)
  The verb LIONIZE has 1 sense:

1. assign great social importance to

  Familiarity information: LIONIZE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LIONIZE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they lionize    ... he / she / it lionizes   
Past simple: lionized   
Past participle: lionized   
-ing form: lionizing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Assign great social importance to

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

celebrate; lionise; lionize

Context example:

The tenor was lionized in Vienna

Hypernyms (to "lionize" is one way to...):

abide by; honor; honour; observe; respect (show respect towards)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

lion (a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after))