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Verb: lionize  'lI-u,nIz
  1. Assign great social importance to
    "The tenor was lionized in Vienna";
    - lionise [Brit], celebrate

Derived forms: lionizing, lionizes, lionized

Type of: abide by, honor [US], honour [Brit, Cdn], observe, respect

Encyclopedia: Lionize