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   Definition of lionize verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   The earliest known use of the verb lionize is in the 1820s. OED's earliest evidence for lionize is from 1825, in the writing of Charles Westmacott, journalist and blackmailer. lionize is formed within English, by derivation.

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

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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?

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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.

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   lionize. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English li‧on‧ize (also lionise British English) /ˈlaɪənaɪz/ verb [transitive] written to treat someone as being very important or famous → See Verb table.

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   What is Lionize verb?

   • Definition of lionize verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary lionize somebody to treat somebody as a famous or important person Want to learn more? Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide

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   What does it mean if someone is lionized?

   • If someone is lionized, they are treated as if they are very important or special by a particular group of people, often when they do not really deserve to be. The press began to lionize him enthusiastically. [VERB noun] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   What is the past tense of Lionize?

   • Simple past tense and past participle of lionize. Here she received a brilliant reception and was much lionized during the season of 1813. He was lionized in London to his heart's content and discontent, for it may truly be said of Rousseau that he was equally indignant at neglect and intolerant of attention.

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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.

   LIONIZE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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.”

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   A complete guide to the word "LIONIZE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.