idolize B2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ˈaɪdəlaɪz/ See IPA manual Freq #48139 Meanings 1 verb To admire or love someone so much that you can see no fault in them. As a boy, he idolized his older brother. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to admire or love someone... worshipexaltglorify Word family Forms idolizedidolizesidolizing Derived forms de-idolizedeidolizeidolizationidolizeridolizinglyunidolized Etymology AI details From idol + -ize. Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # idolize **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈaɪdəlaɪz/ **Frequency rank:** 48139 ## Meanings 1. To admire or love someone so much that you can see no fault in them. ## Examples - As a boy, he idolized his older brother. ## Derived Forms - de-idolize - deidolize - idolization - idolizer - idolizingly - unidolized ## Etymology From idol + -ize. ## AI Etymology Idolize comes from idol + -ize. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named base and affix. In current use, the main sense is “To admire or love someone so much that you can see no fault in them”. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown