LIONIZE

Lionize:

part of speech: verb Definition: to assign great social importance to; to treat as a celebrity

Syn: acclaim, exalt, honor Ant: ignore; overlook

-- The Filipino boy watched as the stretcher pulled away the brother he **lionized** and looked after with great love for his entire life.

Simba **lionized** his father his entire life; Mufasa was a hero to Simba.

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