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Synonyms for lionize

Most common

cry up celebrate praise puff

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To treat (a person) as if they were important, or a celebrity.

Related words

Other spellings
lionise UK

Forms

Past participle
lionized
e.g. lionized → celebrated, praised, puffed, glorified…

Example sentences

  • celebrate We celebrate Mother's Day in honor of our mothers.
  • praise Why do you get embarrassed when people praise you?
  • puff A puff of wind came and blew Curdken's hat far away.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
lionizerising
celebraterising
praiserising
puffrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
puff1, laud1
5 letters
exalt2, extol2
6 letters
praise1, revere2, belaud
7 letters
applaud2, commend2, glorify3, magnify3, idolize3, dignify3, idolise
8 letters
venerate3, eulogize3, eulogise, bepraise
9 letters
celebrate3
10 letters
aggrandize3, aggrandise, panegyrize, panegyrise

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (exalt2 = 2 syllables).