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Definition of lionize verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lionize

verb
 
/ˈlaɪənaɪz/
 
/ˈlaɪənaɪz/
(British English also lionise)
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they lionize
 
/ˈlaɪənaɪz/
 
/ˈlaɪənaɪz/
he / she / it lionizes
 
/ˈlaɪənaɪzɪz/
 
/ˈlaɪənaɪzɪz/
past simple lionized
 
/ˈlaɪənaɪzd/
 
/ˈlaɪənaɪzd/
past participle lionized
 
/ˈlaɪənaɪzd/
 
/ˈlaɪənaɪzd/
-ing form lionizing
 
/ˈlaɪənaɪzɪŋ/
 
/ˈlaɪənaɪzɪŋ/
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  1. lionize somebody to treat somebody as a famous or important person
See lionize in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
perspective
noun
 
 
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