idolizeverb [ T ]
UK usually idolise uk/ˈaɪ.dəl.aɪz/us/ˈaɪ.dəl.aɪz/to admire and respect someone very much, often too much:
She idolized her father.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Showing respect and admiration
- admiration
- admire
- admiring
- awe
- awestruck
- glory
- hero worship
- honorific
- honour
- idolatry
- impress
- impression
- recognition
- regard
- salute
- sb deserves a medal idiom
- sit
- sit at the feet of sb idiom
- stan
- think the sun shines out (of) sb's arse/backside idiom
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