ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌnīz verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Usage: see -ize
transitive verb
1. : to treat or regard as a celebrity or object of interest
the opera-mad city lionized the new tenor
2. Britain
a. : to show the sights of a place to
b. : to visit or view the sights of
intransitive verb
1. Britain : to visit or view the sights
2. : to seek the company of celebrities
this tendency of human nature to lionize — A.J.Todd
• li·on·iz·er -zə(r) noun -s