Found 2 items, similar to Lionize.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: lionize lionize v : assign great social importance to; “The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood”; “The tenor was lionized in Vienna” [syn: lionise, celebrate]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Lionize Lionize \Li"on*ize\ (l[imac]"[u^]n*[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lionized (l[imac]"[u^]n*[imac]zd), p. pr. & vb. n. Lionizing (l[imac]"[u^]n*[imac]`z[i^]ng).] 1. To treat or regard as a lion or object of great interest. --J. D. Forbes. [1913 Webster] 2. To show the lions or objects of interest to; to conduct about among objects of interest. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]