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- DictionaryLi·on·ize/ˈlīəˌnīz/
verb
- 1. give a lot of public attention and approval to (someone); treat as a celebrity: "modern athletes are lionized"
The meaning of LIONIZE is to treat as an object of great interest or importance. How to use lionize in a sentence. Did you know?
To lionize someone is to see them as important as a lion. Republicans continue to lionize Ronald Reagan as their ultimate hero. The lion is a symbol of pride, strength, courage, and nobility, so when you lionize someone, you attribute to them all those marvelous traits.
LIONIZE definition: 1. to make someone famous, or to treat someone as if they were famous 2. to make someone famous, or…. Learn more.
Lionize definition: to treat (a person) as a celebrity. See examples of LIONIZE used in a sentence.
LIONIZE meaning: 1. to make someone famous, or to treat someone as if they were famous 2. to make someone famous, or…. Learn more.
Definition of lionize verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If someone is lionized, they are treated as if they are very important or special by a particular group of people, often when they do not really deserve to be. The press began to lionize him enthusiastically. [VERB noun] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
Define lionize. lionize synonyms, lionize pronunciation, lionize translation, English dictionary definition of lionize. tr.v. li·on·ized , li·on·iz·ing , li·on·iz·es To look on or treat as a celebrity. li′on·i·za′tion n. li′on·iz′er n.
lionize. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English li‧on‧ize (also lionise British English) /ˈlaɪənaɪz/ verb [ transitive] written to treat someone as being very important or famous → See Verb table.
v.t. to treat (a person) as a celebrity: to lionize the visiting poet. British Terms to visit or exhibit the objects of interest of (a place). v.i. to pursue celebrities or seek their company. British Terms to visit the objects of interest of a place. Also, [ esp. Brit.,] li′on•ise′. lion + ize 1800–10. li′on•i•za′tion, n. li′on•iz′er, n.
