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to lionize
01
to treat something or someone as if they were important or famous
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
lionize
3rd person singular
lionizes
Present participle
lionizing
Past simple
lionized
Past participle
lionized
Examples
The media tends to lionize celebrities, often putting them on a pedestal regardless of their actual achievements.
Lexical Tree
lionize
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