| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Present participle conjugation of the verb idolize.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (idolize) | 1. Love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol; "Many teenagers idolized the Beatles".[Wordnet]. 2. To make an idol of; to pay idolatrous worship to; as, to idolize the sacred bull in Egypt.[Websters]. 3. To love to excess; to love or reverence to adoration; as, to idolize gold, children, a hero.[Websters]. 4. To practice idolatry.[Websters]. 5. Base verb from the following inflections: idolizing, idolized, idolizes, idolizer, idolizers, idolizingly and idolizedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008. | Top | |
Date "IDOLIZING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1763. (references) |
Specialty Definition: IDOLIZING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Loving or revering to an excess bordering on adoration.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] Present participle of idolize. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
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| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Easy to Idolize | 7 | Easy to Idolize | 7 | |
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
