"lionize" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈlaɪənaɪz/ Audio: en-us-lionize.ogg Forms: lionizes [present, singular, third-person], lionizing [participle, present], lionized [participle, past], lionized [past]
enPR: lī'-ə-nīz Etymology: From lion + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|lion|ize}} lion + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} lionize (third-person singular simple present lionizes, present participle lionizing, simple past and past participle lionized), {{tlb|en|American spelling|Oxford British spelling}} (American spelling, Oxford British English)
  1. (transitive) To treat (a person) as if they were important, or a celebrity. Tags: British, English, Oxford, US, transitive Translations (to treat a person as important or as a celebrity): whakarangatira (Maori)
    Sense id: en-lionize-en-verb-ziW03wi3 Disambiguation of 'to treat a person as important or as a celebrity': 96 4
  2. (transitive) To visit (a famous place) in order to revere it. Tags: British, English, Oxford, US, transitive
    Sense id: en-lionize-en-verb-BpgJrKIN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Entries with translation boxes, Oxford spellings, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 24 76 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 30 70 Disambiguation of Oxford spellings: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 24 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lionise (english: non-Oxford British English) Derived forms: lionizer

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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