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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/
The public often lionizes war heroes.
Общественность часто превозносит героев войны.
The media tends to lionize celebrities.
СМИ склонны восхвалять знаменитостей.
They lionize the author as if he were a god.
Они обожествляют автора, как будто он бог.
Additional translations
подхваливать
Synonyms
celebrate
venerate
revere
idolize
honor
glorify
exalt

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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