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de-idolize

de-idolize verb: to cause (something or someone) no longer to be idolized.

Verb

de-idolize (third-person singular simple present de-idolizes, present participle de-idolizing, simple past and past participle de-idolized)

  1. (transitive) To cause (something or someone) no longer to be idolized.

Forms of de-idolize

third-person singular presentde-idolizes
present participlede-idolizing
past participlede-idolized
pastde-idolized
alternative formdeidolize

Origin of de-idolize

From de- + idolize.

Questions about de-idolize

What does de-idolize mean?
De-idolize means to cause (something or someone) no longer to be idolized.
What part of speech is de-idolize?
De-idolize is a verb.
What is the past tense of de-idolize?
The past tense of de-idolize is de-idolized.

Words near de-idolize in the dictionary

  1. de-icer
  2. de-icers
  3. de-ices
  4. de-icing
  5. de-identified
  6. de-idolize
  7. de-idolizes
  8. de-imperialization
  9. de-internationalisation
  10. de-internationalise
  11. de-internationalised

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