v.
Pronunciation: ' ī -d ə - ˌ l ī z
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -ized ; -iz · ing
Date: 1598
transitive verb : to worship as a god broadly : to love or admire to excess <the common people whom he so idolized ― Times Lit. Supp. >
intransitive verb : to practice idolatry
– idol · i · za · tion \ ˌ ī -d ə -l ə - ' z ā -sh ə n \ noun
– idol · iz · er \ ' ī -d ə - ˌ l ī -z ə r \ noun