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.
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To look on or treat (a person) as a celebrity.
lionization li'on·i·za'tion (lī'ə-nĭ-zā'shən) n.
Some people lionize even minor actors that have had very small parts in movies.
The verb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
assign great social importance to
Synonyms: lionise, celebrate
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
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يكرمه, يحتفي به, يريه معالم بلد ما
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - אירח, כיבד, התייחס בהערצה
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