idolatrize

🇬🇧 UK/ai'dɔlәtraiz/🇺🇸 US
GRE

Definitions

v.

To worship as an idol; to treat with excessive admiration.

崇拜偶像;盲目崇拜

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
idolstem
+
atrroot
+
izeto make, to become
=idolatrize

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The fan club seemed to idolatrize their favorite actor, treating him as infallible.

  • 2.

    Modern society tends to idolatrize celebrities and athletes beyond reason.

Browse all roots