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
We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words
were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only,
and not for things themselves.