Lionize
verb
To treat someone as a very important and famous person.
After his novel won a major literary award, the author was lionized by the press.
Often appears as...
- lionize someone
- lionize for something
verb
To treat someone as a very important and famous person.
After his novel won a major literary award, the author was lionized by the press.
Often appears as...
- lionize someone
- lionize for something
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Connotation
Lionize generally has a positive meaning, suggesting admiration and respect.
The surgeon who developed the new technique was lionized in medical circles.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Deserved
Sometimes people are lionized for shallow reasons rather than real accomplishments.
Celebrities are often lionized for their fame, not their talents.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Lionize is used metaphorically, comparing the treatment of a person to the admiration for a lion.
After the game, the team lionized their coach for his brilliant strategy.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Connotation
Lionize generally has a positive meaning, suggesting admiration and respect.
The surgeon who developed the new technique was lionized in medical circles.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Deserved
Sometimes people are lionized for shallow reasons rather than real accomplishments.
Celebrities are often lionized for their fame, not their talents.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Lionize is used metaphorically, comparing the treatment of a person to the admiration for a lion.
After the game, the team lionized their coach for his brilliant strategy.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Connotation
Lionize generally has a positive meaning, suggesting admiration and respect.
The surgeon who developed the new technique was lionized in medical circles.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Deserved
Sometimes people are lionized for shallow reasons rather than real accomplishments.
Celebrities are often lionized for their fame, not their talents.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Lionize is used metaphorically, comparing the treatment of a person to the admiration for a lion.
After the game, the team lionized their coach for his brilliant strategy.
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Quote examples
Ron Fournier
American Journalist
Argo,' 'Lincoln,' and 'Zero Dark Thirty,' three films honored with Best Picture Oscar nominations, lionize their Washington-anchored protagonists as crafty, competent, and virtually incorruptible.
Quote examples
Glenn Greenwald
American Journalist
The American Right has an amazing ability to lionize leaders whose lives are the precise antithesis of the political values that define their image.
Quote examples
Ron Fournier
American Journalist
Argo,' 'Lincoln,' and 'Zero Dark Thirty,' three films honored with Best Picture Oscar nominations, lionize their Washington-anchored protagonists as crafty, competent, and virtually incorruptible.
Quote examples
Glenn Greenwald
American Journalist
The American Right has an amazing ability to lionize leaders whose lives are the precise antithesis of the political values that define their image.
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