Associations to the word «Lionize»

Wiktionary

LIONIZE, verb. (transitive) To treat (a person) as if they were important, or a celebrity.
LIONIZE, verb. (transitive) To visit famous places in order to revere them.
LIONIZE, verb. (intransitive) To behave as a lion.

Dictionary definition

LIONIZE, verb. Assign great social importance to; "The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood"; "The tenor was lionized in Vienna".

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca