tr.v., -ized, -iz·ing, -iz·es.

To look on or treat (a person) as a celebrity.

lionization li'on·i·za'tion (lī'ə-nĭ-zā'shən) n.
lionizer li'on·iz'er n.

v

Definition: treat as a celebrity
Antonyms: vilify

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IN BRIEF: Treat as a famous person.

Some people lionize even minor actors that have had very small parts in movies.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: assign great social importance to
  Synonyms: lionise, celebrate

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - fetere, gøre stads af

Nederlands (Dutch)
tot beroemdheid verheffen

Français (French)
v. tr. - aduler

Deutsch (German)
v. - (als Berühmtheit) feiern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - περιποιούμαι σα διασημότητα

Italiano (Italian)
trattare da celebrità

Português (Portuguese)
v. - tratar como celebridade

Русский (Russian)
носиться с кем-л. как со знаменитостью, осматривать достопримеча- тельности

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - agasajar mucho a, poner en primer plano a

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - fira, dyrka, göra stort nummer (väsen) av, begapa som ett underdjur, bese (sevärdheterna i (på)), visa sevärdheterna (platsens sevärdheter) för, tjänstgöra som ciceron åt, bese sevärdheterna

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
捧为名人, 引参观名胜, 参观

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 捧為名人, 引參觀名勝, 參觀

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 명사 취급하다, 치켜 세우다, 찾다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - もてはやす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يكرمه, يحتفي به, يريه معالم بلد ما‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮אירח, כיבד, התייחס בהערצה‬

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