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lionizing

lionizing is the present participle and gerund of lionize.

Meaning of lionize

Verb

lionize (third-person singular simple present lionizes, present participle lionizing, simple past and past participle lionized)

  1. (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To treat (a person) as if they were important, or a celebrity.
    • Flare-riding is one of the most exotic and exhilarating sports in existence, and those who can dare and afford to do it are amongst the most lionized men in the Galaxy.1980 October, Douglas Adams, chapter 18, in The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, London: Pan Books, →ISBN, page 106
  2. (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To visit (a famous place) in order to revere it.

Questions about lionizing

What is lionizing the present participle and gerund of?
Lionizing is the present participle and gerund of lionize.

Words near lionizing in the dictionary

  1. lionize
  2. lionized
  3. lionizer
  4. lionizers
  5. lionizes
  6. lionizing
  7. lionkeeper
  8. lionkeepers
  9. lionkind
  10. lionlike
  11. lionlikeness

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