"celebritize" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: celebritizes [present, singular, third-person], celebritizing [participle, present], celebritized [participle, past], celebritized [past]
Etymology: celebrity + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|celebrity|ize}} celebrity + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} celebritize (third-person singular simple present celebritizes, present participle celebritizing, simple past and past participle celebritized)
  1. (transitive) To transform (a person or concept) into a celebrity; to make famous. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-celebritize-en-verb-XUvzC0Rl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize

Inflected forms

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