transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈī-də-ˌlīz ]
verb
( -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 Literary Supplement
intransitive verb
: to practice idolatry
• idol·i·za·tion ˌī-də-lə-ˈzā-shən noun
• idol·iz·er ˈī-də-ˌlī-zər noun