English-Thai Dictionary

lionize

VT ยกย่อง เป็น ผู้มีชื่อเสียง  dignify celebrate yok-yong-pen-phu-me-che-siang

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LIONIZE

Li "on *ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lionized, p. pr. & vb. n. Lionizing (.]

 

1. To treat or regard as a lion or object of great interest. J. D. Forbes.

 

2. To show the lions or objects of interest to; to conduct about among objects of interest. Macaulay.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

lionize

li on ize |ˈlīəˌnīz ˈlaɪəˌnaɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] give a lot of public attention and approval to (someone ); treat as a celebrity: modern athletes are lionized. DERIVATIVES li on i za tion |ˌlīənəˈzāSHən |noun, li on iz er noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

lionize

lionize |ˈlʌɪənʌɪz |(also lionise ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] give a lot of public attention and approval to (someone ); treat as a celebrity: modern sportsmen are lionized and feted. DERIVATIVES lionization |-ˈzeɪʃ (ə )n |noun, lionizer noun

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

lionize

lionize verb popular myths have lionized a man who was in fact little more than a petty thief: celebrate, fête, glorify, honor, exalt, acclaim, admire, praise, extol, applaud, hail, venerate, eulogize; formal laud. ANTONYMS vilify.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

lionize

lionize verb the band's leader has been lionized by the media: celebrate, fete, glorify, honour, bestow honour on, exalt, acclaim, admire, commend, sing /sound the praises of, praise, extol, applaud, hail, make a fuss of /over, make much of, cry up, venerate, eulogize, sing paeans to, reverence, pay homage to, pay tribute to, put on a pedestal, hero-worship, worship, idolize, adulate; aggrandize; rare laud, panegyrize. ANTONYMS vilify.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

lionize

li on ize /lá (ɪ )ənàɪz /動詞 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠ «…として » …を (しばしば不相応に )特別扱いする, もてはやす ; 重要人物として扱う «as » .l ì on i z á tion 名詞