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idolatrize

idolatrize verb: to make an idol of; to idolize.

Verb

idolatrize (third-person singular simple present idolatrizes, present participle idolatrizing, simple past and past participle idolatrized)

  1. (transitive) To make an idol of; to idolize.
  2. (intransitive) To worship idols; to pay idolatrous worship.

Forms of idolatrize

third-person singular presentidolatrizes
present participleidolatrizing
past participleidolatrized
pastidolatrized
alternative formidolatrise

Questions about idolatrize

What does idolatrize mean?
Idolatrize means to make an idol of; to idolize.
What part of speech is idolatrize?
Idolatrize is a verb.
What is the past tense of idolatrize?
The past tense of idolatrize is idolatrized.

Words near idolatrize in the dictionary

  1. idolatries
  2. idolatrise
  3. idolatrised
  4. idolatrises
  5. idolatrising
  6. idolatrize
  7. idolatrized
  8. idolatrizes
  9. idolatrizing
  10. idolatrous
  11. idolatrously

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