<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object), idolized, idolizing: to regard with blind adoration, devotion, etc.</li><li>Synonyms: worship, treasure, adore</li><li>to worship as a god.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used without object), idolized, idolizing: to practice idolatry: to idolize as did ancient Greece and Rome.</li></ul>