I don't understand why people idolize criminals.
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Idolize
//ˈaɪdəlaɪz//
Synonyms for "idolize" (118 found)
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Related words (59)
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6 entriesderived from
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4 entriesTranslations
33 translations across 15 languages.
Afrikaans
2 entries- aanbid verb (to make an idol of)
- verafgod verb (to make an idol of)
Arabic
1 entries- أَلَه verb (to make an idol of)
Bulgarian
3 entries- боготворя verb (to make an idol of)
- обожавам verb (to adore excessively)
- прекланям се verb (to make an idol of)
Catalan
2 entries- idolatrar verb (to make an idol of)
- idolatrar verb (to adore excessively)
Danish
1 entries- idolisere verb (to make an idol of)
Dutch
1 entries- verafgoden verb (to make an idol of)
Finnish
4 entries- ihannoida verb (to make an idol of)
- ihannoida verb (to adore excessively)
- jumaloida verb (to make an idol of)
- jumaloida verb (to adore excessively)
French
1 entries- idolâtrer verb (to make an idol of)
Hungarian
2 entries- bálványoz verb (to make an idol of)
- istenít verb (to adore excessively)
Italian
1 entries- idolatrare verb (to make an idol of)
Polish
2 entries- ubóstwiać verb (to make an idol of)
- ubóstwić verb (to make an idol of)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- obožavati verb (to make an idol of)
Spanish
2 entries- idolatrar verb (to make an idol of)
- idolatrar verb (to adore excessively)
Swedish
2 entries- idolisera verb (to make an idol of)
- idolisera verb (to adore excessively)
Turkish
4 entries- idolleştirmek verb (to make an idol of)
- ilahlaştırmak verb (to make an idol of)
- ilahlaştırmak verb (to adore excessively)
- putlaştırmak verb (to make an idol of)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
They excessively idolize their leader.
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Is it normal that many young people these days idolize pretty boy stars?
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idolize a celebrity
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