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Definition of Lionize
1. Verb. Assign great social importance to. "The tenor was lionized in Vienna"
Generic synonyms: Abide By, Honor, Honour, Observe, Respect
Derivative terms: Lion
Definition of Lionize
1. v. t. To treat or regard as a lion or object of great interest.
Definition of Lionize
1. Verb. (transitive) To treat (a person) as if he were important, or a celebrity. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To visit famous places in order to revere them. ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) To behave as a lion. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lionize
1. to treat or regard as a celebrity [v -IZED, -IZING, -IZES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lionize
Literary usage of Lionize
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Paris Days and London Nights by Alice Ziska Snyder, Milton Valentine Snyder (1921)
"CHAPTER XXVI The Real Armistice—Paris Thrills and Weeps when Moment Arrives—Crowds
lionize Soldiers of the Allies—Two French Generals Lovingly Mobbed—Night ..."
2. Paris Days and London Nights by Alice Ziska Snyder, Milton Valentine Snyder (1921)
"CHAPTER XXVI The Real Armistice—Paris Thrills and Weeps when Moment Arrives—Crowds
lionize Soldiers of the Allies—Two French Generals Lovingly Mobbed—Night ..."
3. Boyer's French Dictionary: Comprising All the Improvements of the Latest by Abel Boyer (1849)
"Dc bonne foi, beak fda ; also faith, indeed, truly. A liz lionize flu, en bonne
foi, truly, sincerely, honestly, candidly. ..."
4. A Pilgrim's Reliquary by Thomas Henry White (1845)
"And then to lionize! for lionize you inevitably must. No man who has an eye in
his head can forbear attempting at least some scrutiny of this masonic ..."
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