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idolize

/ˈaɪdəlaɪz/

idolize verb: to make an idol of, or to worship as an idol.

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
    • idolize someone blindly

idolize meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Arabic

idolize in Tamil

தொழத்தக்க

idolize in Bengali

মূর্তিবৎ পূজা করা, অন্ধভাবে ভক্তি করা, অতিশয় শ্রদ্ধা করা

idolize in Malayalam

venerate, hero-worship, revere
ആരാധിക്കുക, ബഹുമാനിക്കുക, വിഗ്രഹാരാധന ചെയ്യുക, ആരാധനാപാത്രമാക്കുക, ദെെവമായി കരുതുക, വീരാരധന നടത്തുക

idolize in Arabic

to make an idol of
أَلَه ʔalah

Examples of idolize in a sentence

  • Many young fans idolize pop stars.
  • She was idolized by her students.

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Synonyms of idolize

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Forms of idolize

third-person singular presentidolizes
present participleidolizing
past participleidolized
pastidolized
alternative formidolise

Past tense of idolize: idolized

Origin of idolize

From idol + -ize.

Words formed from idolize

Questions about idolize

What does idolize mean?
Idolize means to make an idol of, or to worship as an idol.
What is idolize in Tamil?
Idolize in Tamil is தொழத்தக்க. See Idolize meaning in Tamil.
How do you use idolize in a sentence?
Many young fans idolize pop stars.
What part of speech is idolize?
Idolize is a verb.
How do you pronounce idolize?
Idolize is pronounced /ˈaɪdəlaɪz/.
What is the past tense of idolize?
The past tense of idolize is idolized.

Words near idolize in the dictionary

  1. idolist
  2. idolistic
  3. idolists
  4. idolization
  5. idolizations
  6. idolize
  7. idolized
  8. idolizer
  9. idolizers
  10. idolizes
  11. idolizing

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: idolize (page history and authors); idolize (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Idolize (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); idolize (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). 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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