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Third Person
idolizes
Present Participle
idolizing
Past Tense
idolized
Past Participle
idolized
1
to admire someone excessively, often regarding it as an ideal or perfect figure
transitive
- She idolizes her favorite pop star and has posters of him all over her bedroom walls.
- They idolized the band for years and have collected all their albums.
- Some people idolize figures like Mahatma Gandhi or Martin Luther King Jr. for their moral leadership and advocacy.
- Parents are idolized by their children who admire strong role models in their lives.
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