lionize

🇺🇸 /ˈlaɪənaɪz/ 🇬🇧 /ˈlaɪənaɪz/
Frequency
Difficulty
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verb
R

to treat someone like a celebrity or a very important person

After his groundbreaking discovery, he was lionized by the scientific community.

translation

v. to treat someone like a celebrity or a very important person

Word Forms

3rd Present lionizes
Past lionized
Perfect lionized
Progressive lionizing