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idolise

idolise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of idolize.

Meaning of idolize

Verb

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

  1. To make an idol of, or to worship as an idol.
  2. To adore excessively; to revere immoderately.
    • idolize a celebrity

Forms of idolise

third-person singular presentidolises
present participleidolising
past participleidolised
pastidolised

Origin of idolise

From idol + -ise.

Words formed from idolise

Questions about idolise

What is idolise the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of?
Idolise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of idolize.

Words near idolise in the dictionary

  1. idolatrousness
  2. idolatry
  3. idolic
  4. idolisation
  5. idolisations
  6. idolise
  7. idolised
  8. idoliser
  9. idolisers
  10. idolises
  11. idolish

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Adapted from Wiktionary: idolise (page history and authors); idolize (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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