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Definition of lionize verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

lionize

verb

NAmE//ˈlaɪəˌnaɪz//

lionize somebody (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they lionize

he / she / it lionizes

past simple lionized

-ing form lionizing

to treat someone as a famous or important person

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