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/ |
- lionize somebody to treat somebody as a famous or important person
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