Idolize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈaɪdəlˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈaɪdəlˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈaɪdəlˌaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈaɪdəlˌaɪz/.

Examples

Many teenagers idolized the Beatles

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

revere worship idolise hero-worship

Parts of Speech

verb	love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol “Many teenagers idolized the Beatles”

Word Forms

idolization	noun	the act of admiring strongly
idolizer	noun	a lover blind with admiration and devotion
idol	noun	someone who is adored blindly and excessively
idolisation	noun	the act of admiring strongly
worship	noun	a feeling of profound love and admiration
worshiper	noun	someone who admires too much to recognize faults
worshipper	noun	someone who admires too much to recognize faults
reverent	adjective	showing great reverence for god
reverence	noun	a reverent mental attitude

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vergöttern

bedingungslos und unkritisch oder im Übermaß lieben; als Idol verehren

🇫🇷French

idolâtrer

aimer sans remise en question et sans esprit critique ou avec excès ; vénérer comme une idole

🇪🇸Spanish

idolatrar

amar sin cuestionar y acríticamente o en exceso; venerar como un ídolo

🇮🇹Italian

idolatrare

amare incondizionatamente e acriticamente o fino all'eccesso; venerare come un idolo

🇳🇱Dutch

verafgoden

heb onvoorwaardelijk en onkritisch of in overmaat lief; vereren als een idool

🇵🇹Portuguese

idolatrar

amar sem questionar e acriticamente ou em excesso; venerar como um ídolo

🇷🇺Russian

боготворить

любите беспрекословно и некритически или чрезмерно; почитать как идола

India

🇮🇳Hindi

देवता मानना

निःसंदेह और बिना आलोचना के या अत्यधिक प्यार करना; एक आदर्श के रूप में आदर करो

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতিমা করা

নিঃসন্দেহে এবং uncritically বা অতিরিক্ত ভালবাসা; মূর্তি হিসাবে পূজা করা

🇮🇳Tamil

சிலை செய்கிறார்கள்

சந்தேகத்திற்கு இடமின்றி மற்றும் விமர்சனமின்றி அல்லது அதிகமாக அன்பு; சிலையாக வணங்குகின்றனர்

🇮🇳Telugu

విగ్రహారాధన చేయండి

నిస్సందేహంగా మరియు విమర్శనాత్మకంగా లేదా అతిగా ప్రేమించండి; విగ్రహంగా పూజిస్తారు

🇮🇳Marathi

मूर्ती बनवणे

निर्विवादपणे आणि निर्विवादपणे किंवा जास्त प्रेम करा; एक मूर्ती म्हणून पूजणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

મૂર્તિપૂજક

નિઃશંકપણે અને નિર્વિવાદપણે અથવા અતિશય પ્રેમ; મૂર્તિ તરીકે પૂજવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆರಾಧನೆ ಮಾಡು

ಪ್ರಶ್ನಾತೀತವಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತು ವಿಮರ್ಶಾತ್ಮಕವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಅತಿಯಾದ ಪ್ರೀತಿ; ವಿಗ್ರಹವಾಗಿ ಪೂಜಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിഗ്രഹമാക്കുക

ചോദ്യം ചെയ്യാതെയും വിമർശനരഹിതമായും അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അമിതമായി സ്നേഹിക്കുക; ഒരു വിഗ്രഹമായി ആരാധിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੂਰਤੀ

ਬਿਨਾਂ ਸ਼ੱਕ ਅਤੇ ਅਲੋਚਨਾਤਮਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਜਾਂ ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰੋ; ਇੱਕ ਮੂਰਤੀ ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਪੂਜਾ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

بت بنانا

بلا شبہ اور غیر تنقیدی یا حد سے زیادہ محبت کرنا؛ ایک بت کے طور پر پوجا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

崇拜

不加质疑、不加批判地爱或过度地爱；奉为偶像

🇯🇵Japanese

偶像化する

疑いもなく無批判に、あるいは過剰に愛すること。アイドルとして崇める

🇰🇷Korean

우상화하다

의심 없이, 무비판적으로 또는 과도하게 사랑하십시오. 우상으로 숭배하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tôn thờ

yêu một cách không nghi ngờ và không phê phán hoặc quá mức; tôn kính như một thần tượng

🇹🇭Thai

บูชา

รักอย่างไม่มีข้อกังขาและไร้วิพากษ์วิจารณ์หรือมากเกินไป นับถือเป็นเทวรูป

🇮🇩Indonesian

mendewakan

mencintai tanpa bertanya-tanya dan tidak kritis atau berlebihan; dihormati sebagai idola

🇲🇾Malay

mengidolakan

cinta tanpa ragu dan tanpa kritikan atau berlebihan; memuja sebagai berhala

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يعبد

الحب دون أدنى شك ودون انتقاد أو الإفراط؛ عبادة مثل المعبود

🇮🇷Persian

بت کردن

بی چون و چرا و بدون انتقاد یا افراط دوست داشته باشید. به عنوان یک بت احترام بگذارید

🇹🇷Turkish

putlaştırmak

sorgusuz sualsiz ve eleştirmeden veya aşırı derecede sevin; bir idol olarak saygı duymak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַעֲרִיץ

אהבה ללא עוררין וללא ביקורת או יתר על המידה; להעריץ כאליל

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What is the primary definition of the word 'idolize'?

The primary meaning of 'idolize' is 'love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol'.

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'idolize' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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