Idolize
verb
To greatly admire or love someone or something, often to the extent of over admiration or excessive reverence.
Many teenagers idolize pop stars and try to copy their style.
Often appears as...
- idolize a celebrity
- idolize a leader
verb
In a religious context, to worship an image or representation of a god as a deity.
In some cultures, people idolize statues or symbols as gods.
Often appears as...
- idolize a statue
- idolize an image
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Disapproving
verb
To greatly admire or love someone or something, often to the extent of over admiration or excessive reverence.
Many teenagers idolize pop stars and try to copy their style.
Often appears as...
- idolize a celebrity
- idolize a leader
verb
In a religious context, to worship an image or representation of a god as a deity.
In some cultures, people idolize statues or symbols as gods.
Often appears as...
- idolize a statue
- idolize an image
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Over-Admiration Warning
Beware of suggesting someone is blindly admired or followed, which can have a negative tone.
She idolizes her coach, never questioning his decisions.
Pro Tip 2/3Youthful Adoration
Commonly used to describe intense admiration typical of young fans towards celebrities.
Teenagers often idolize musicians, mimicking their fashion and attitudes.
Pro Tip 3/3Pop Culture Connection
Use when discussing devotion to pop culture figures, not just anyone admired.
During the 90s, many idolized Michael Jordan, wearing his jersey and shoes.
Pro Tip 1/3Over-Admiration Warning
Beware of suggesting someone is blindly admired or followed, which can have a negative tone.
She idolizes her coach, never questioning his decisions.
Pro Tip 2/3Youthful Adoration
Commonly used to describe intense admiration typical of young fans towards celebrities.
Teenagers often idolize musicians, mimicking their fashion and attitudes.
Pro Tip 3/3Pop Culture Connection
Use when discussing devotion to pop culture figures, not just anyone admired.
During the 90s, many idolized Michael Jordan, wearing his jersey and shoes.
Pro Tip 1/3Over-Admiration Warning
Beware of suggesting someone is blindly admired or followed, which can have a negative tone.
She idolizes her coach, never questioning his decisions.
Pro Tip 2/3Youthful Adoration
Commonly used to describe intense admiration typical of young fans towards celebrities.
Teenagers often idolize musicians, mimicking their fashion and attitudes.
Pro Tip 3/3Pop Culture Connection
Use when discussing devotion to pop culture figures, not just anyone admired.
During the 90s, many idolized Michael Jordan, wearing his jersey and shoes.
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Naif Al-Mutawa:...
to idolize their leadership, only to end up being tortured by their heroes. And torture's a terrible enough thing as it is, but when it's done by your hero, that just breaks you in so many ways. I left Bellevue, went to business school and started this. Now, one of the things that I refer to when I -- about the importance of this message --
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First Look: The Long...
That Crusader loader who was killed? You find out his first name and where he was from. Yes, sir. I wanted to do the best job I could do, because it's a man that I now idolize in life. You guys want to make it back to base without any more casualties, huh? Then we have to work together.
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Finding Humanity Through...
inspiration i knew i had to apply over four thousand people submitted photos you know hearing that number it's pretty humbling to to think that i was chosen out of that and it's really hard to put into words as someone who grew up reading national geographic idolizing
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Why domestic violence...
especially at the beginning by idolizing we started dating and he loved everything about me that I was smart that I'd gone to Harvard that I was passionate about helping teenage girls and my job he wanted to know everything about my family and my childhood my
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Taking Landscape Photos...
take photos that i don't normally take push the limits push my limits capture things that are outside my comfort zone i idolize the national geographic photographer it's so wonderful to go out there and seek the stories and document them and move
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Elizabeth Camarillo...
So for obvious reasons, this narrative has been driving me a little bit crazy. But it's not the only one. The other narrative that I'm going to talk about is the idea of the superimmigrant. In America, we love to idolize superimmigrants
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Sloths! The strange life...
Busyness is a badge of honor, and convenience trumps quality in our quest for quick. Our addiction to the express life is choking us and the planet. We idolize animals like the cheetah, the "Ferrari of the animal kingdom,"
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Jim & Jamie Dutcher: The...
litter averaging of four to six they're born blind and toothless barely able to crawl nestled safe in the den their mother has dug and often this is the same den the pack is used for generations pups just seemed to idolize
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Why domestic violence...
He did this especially at the beginning by idolizing me. We started dating, and he loved everything about me, that I was smart, that I'd gone to Harvard, that I was passionate about helping teenage girls, and my job.
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Dignity isn't a...
I know what the cynics say, and it's you can't eat your principles. But you can't breathe a basis point either, and neither can your children. I know I idolized my grandfather probably too much.
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Naif Al-Mutawa:...
to idolize their leadership, only to end up being tortured by their heroes. And torture's a terrible enough thing as it is, but when it's done by your hero, that just breaks you in so many ways. I left Bellevue, went to business school and started this. Now, one of the things that I refer to when I -- about the importance of this message --
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First Look: The Long...
That Crusader loader who was killed? You find out his first name and where he was from. Yes, sir. I wanted to do the best job I could do, because it's a man that I now idolize in life. You guys want to make it back to base without any more casualties, huh? Then we have to work together.
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Finding Humanity Through...
inspiration i knew i had to apply over four thousand people submitted photos you know hearing that number it's pretty humbling to to think that i was chosen out of that and it's really hard to put into words as someone who grew up reading national geographic idolizing
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Why domestic violence...
especially at the beginning by idolizing we started dating and he loved everything about me that I was smart that I'd gone to Harvard that I was passionate about helping teenage girls and my job he wanted to know everything about my family and my childhood my
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Taking Landscape Photos...
take photos that i don't normally take push the limits push my limits capture things that are outside my comfort zone i idolize the national geographic photographer it's so wonderful to go out there and seek the stories and document them and move
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Elizabeth Camarillo...
So for obvious reasons, this narrative has been driving me a little bit crazy. But it's not the only one. The other narrative that I'm going to talk about is the idea of the superimmigrant. In America, we love to idolize superimmigrants
Video examples
Sloths! The strange life...
Busyness is a badge of honor, and convenience trumps quality in our quest for quick. Our addiction to the express life is choking us and the planet. We idolize animals like the cheetah, the "Ferrari of the animal kingdom,"
Video examples
Jim & Jamie Dutcher: The...
litter averaging of four to six they're born blind and toothless barely able to crawl nestled safe in the den their mother has dug and often this is the same den the pack is used for generations pups just seemed to idolize
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Why domestic violence...
He did this especially at the beginning by idolizing me. We started dating, and he loved everything about me, that I was smart, that I'd gone to Harvard, that I was passionate about helping teenage girls, and my job.
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Dignity isn't a...
I know what the cynics say, and it's you can't eat your principles. But you can't breathe a basis point either, and neither can your children. I know I idolized my grandfather probably too much.
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Lauren Ash
I think that most people have experienced a relationship in their life - whether it be romantic, friendships, family, whatever - where there's somebody who you just really, really idolize. You just want them to feel the same way about you so bad that you kind of miss the red flag that maybe this person isn't super healthy for you.
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Garth Brooks
American Singer
I live my life by these little church signs you see as you drive around, and there's one near me that says, 'If we really knew each other, we would neither idolise nor condemn.' And that's it: if we all knew each other, then we wouldn't treat anybody any different. And there wouldn't be any big stars, I guess.
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Pia Toscano
American Musician
I'm definitely doing better. I never realized that I would get the support that I've gotten from everybody - from my fans, to people that I've idolized my whole life. So it's overwhelming, it's amazing and I believe that everything happens for a reason so I'm in a really good place right now.
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Poonam Dhillon
Indian Actress
Actors are citizens like any other person in the country. People idolize them and follow their activities. So, our involvement in social services comes from this feeling of social commitment and responsibility. We don't do all this to be in the news.
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Scott Wolf
American Actor
Idolizing is a strong word, though. I'm happy that people respond well to the work I'm doing now. If anyone admires what I'm doing in any way, then I'm really proud of it.
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Phil Spector
American Businessman
People tell me they idolise me, want to be like me, but I tell them, 'trust me, you don't want my life.' I've been a very tortured soul.
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Stevie Ray Vaughan
American Musician
The whole deal is when you walk onstage, you're up there bigger than life. People idolize you.
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Albert Einstein
German Physicist
Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized.
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Natalie Dormer
English Actress
I meet fascinating people I respect and idolise all the time.
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Nagma
Indian Politician
People idolize film actors and this helps connect with them.
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Lauren Ash
I think that most people have experienced a relationship in their life - whether it be romantic, friendships, family, whatever - where there's somebody who you just really, really idolize. You just want them to feel the same way about you so bad that you kind of miss the red flag that maybe this person isn't super healthy for you.
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Garth Brooks
American Singer
I live my life by these little church signs you see as you drive around, and there's one near me that says, 'If we really knew each other, we would neither idolise nor condemn.' And that's it: if we all knew each other, then we wouldn't treat anybody any different. And there wouldn't be any big stars, I guess.
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Pia Toscano
American Musician
I'm definitely doing better. I never realized that I would get the support that I've gotten from everybody - from my fans, to people that I've idolized my whole life. So it's overwhelming, it's amazing and I believe that everything happens for a reason so I'm in a really good place right now.
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Poonam Dhillon
Indian Actress
Actors are citizens like any other person in the country. People idolize them and follow their activities. So, our involvement in social services comes from this feeling of social commitment and responsibility. We don't do all this to be in the news.
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Scott Wolf
American Actor
Idolizing is a strong word, though. I'm happy that people respond well to the work I'm doing now. If anyone admires what I'm doing in any way, then I'm really proud of it.
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Phil Spector
American Businessman
People tell me they idolise me, want to be like me, but I tell them, 'trust me, you don't want my life.' I've been a very tortured soul.
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Stevie Ray Vaughan
American Musician
The whole deal is when you walk onstage, you're up there bigger than life. People idolize you.
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Albert Einstein
German Physicist
Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized.
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Natalie Dormer
English Actress
I meet fascinating people I respect and idolise all the time.
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Nagma
Indian Politician
People idolize film actors and this helps connect with them.
Example 1 of 10
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