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lionizing

UK
/ˈlaɪənaɪzɪŋ/
US
/ˈlaɪəˌnaɪzɪŋ/

Translations

lionizeverb

lionizing

Gerund

lionized
Past Simple
lionized
Past Participle
lionizing
Gerund
UK
/ˈlaɪənaɪz/
US
/ˈlaɪəˌnaɪz/
idolâtrerEmployer avec le sens d’admirer excessivement et de traiter comme une célébrité.
The media tends to lionize successful entrepreneurs.
Les médias ont tendance à idolâtrer les entrepreneurs à succès.
Additional translations
encenserNuance plus formelle : louer publiquement avec insistance, parfois de façon excessive.
faire du tourismeSens plus rare : visiter des lieux célèbres en touriste.
Synonyms
honor
venerate
revere
idolize
glorify
exalt
celebrate

Definitions

lionizeverb
To treat someone as a celebrity or to give a lot of public attention and approval to someone.
The media tends to lionize successful entrepreneurs, often overlooking the challenges they faced.
To go sightseeing; to visit famous people or notable places, especially as a tourist.
They spent the afternoon lionizing around Paris, stopping at every monument they had read about.
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