I"dol*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Idolized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Idolizing (?).]
1.
To make an idol of; to pay idolatrous worship to; as, to idolize the sacred bull in Egypt.
2.
To love to excess; to love or reverence to adoration; as, to idolize gold, children, a hero.
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I"dol*ize, v. i.
To practice idolatry.
[R.]
To idolize after the manner of Egypt.
Fairbairn.
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