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   The meaning of LIONIZE is to treat as an object of great interest or importance. How to use lionize in a sentence. Did you know?

2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLIONIZE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   LIONIZE definition: 1. to make someone famous, or to treat someone as if they were famous 2. to make someone famous, or…. Learn more.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › lionizeLIONIZE - 42 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

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4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › lionizeLIONIZE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   LIONIZE meaning: 1. to make someone famous, or to treat someone as if they were famous 2. to make someone famous, or…. Learn more.

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   Lionize definition: to treat (a person) as a celebrity. See examples of LIONIZE used in a sentence.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLIONIZE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   To treat as or make into a celebrity.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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   What is the meaning of the word Lionize?

   • Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word lionize. To treat (a person) as if he were important, or a celebrity. To visit famous places in order to revere them. To behave as a lion. to show the lions or objects of interest to; to conduct about among objects of interest

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   How common is the verb Lionize?

   • About 0.2 occurrences per million words in modern written English How is the verb lionize pronounced? Where does the verb lionize come from?

   lionize, v. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary

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   Why is a woman lionized to demonized?

   • She is routinely lionized for her beauty and her public spiritedness. Even they were lionized subsequently, viewed by the public as ``national martyrs'' (milli §ehid). The characters or relationships thus take on these associations, which come with specific valuations along a scale of positive to negative, lionized to demonized.

   LIONIZE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Should we lionize the 1%?

   • We are told to lionize those with the courage to follow their passion, and pity the conformist drones who cling to the safe path. This was a time, after all, when the 1% was lionized, not demonized. We have a tendency to lionize mankind's mind-bogglingly complex inventions. I mean it's often lionized in a lot of songs.

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   Why is a lion called a “literary lion”?

   • It is precisely those and similar admirable qualities that led, in the 18th century, to lion being used for a person who is similarly well-regarded, especially after a long and distinguished career in a particular field, as in “lion of the Senate,” or “literary lion.”

   Lionize Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   What is the difference between transformationalism and lionization?

   • After all, in his time a visitor from the past would have been lionized. During her reign he was much lionized as a military hero of incredible valor. In contrast, the heroes of transformationalism are lionized for their work outside the church.

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   There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb lionize.See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.