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Definition of Lionise
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 Lionise
1. Verb. (alternative spelling of lionize) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lionise
1. to lionize [v -ISED, -ISING, -ISES] - See also: lionize
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lionise
Literary usage of Lionise
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The English Spy: An Original Work, Characteristic, Satirical, and Humorous by Charles Molloy Westmacott (1826)
"Come, lionise, fill a bumper; and let us tails of the lion toast our caput, the
sovereign, the first corinthian of his day, and the most polished prince in ..."
2. The English Spy: An Original Work, Characteristic, Satirical, and Humorous by Charles Molloy Westmacott (1825)
"Expostulation was in vain : Transit, lionise, and myself were successively called
in and examined very minutely, and although we all agreed to a letter in ..."
3. The Romance of Engineering: The Stories of the Highway, the Waterway, the by Henry Frith (1895)
"1 In Mr. Roberts' work we also see the origin of the term "lionise. ...
Every traveller to London was taken thither, hence the term " lionise. ..."
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