lionise
Treat as celebrity
Lionise is the British spelling of lionize, meaning to treat someone as a celebrity or object of great interest.
To lionise someone is to lavish them with attention and admiration: The press lionised her after the rescue.
The word derives from the practice of showing off lions as attractions—the lionised person becomes the spectacle everyone wants to see.
Religious reverence and praise
- adoreLove intensely
- idolizeRevere to excess
- revereDeeply respect and admire
- venerateHonor with deep respect
adulate · hero-worship · fawn over · gush · swoon · fan · groupie · devotee
Praise with great intensity
- glorifyPraise to excess
- aggrandizeIncrease perceived power
- magnifyIncrease perceived size
- extolPraise with enthusiasm
laud · canonize · deify · apotheosize · immortalize · enshrine · mythologize · romanticize
worship
Religious reverence and praise
venerate · adulate · hero-worship · fawn over · gush · swoon · fan · groupie · devotee · admirer
exalt
Praise with great intensity
- glorifyPraise to excess
- aggrandizeIncrease perceived power
- magnifyIncrease perceived size
extol · laud · canonize · deify · apotheosize · immortalize · enshrine · mythologize · romanticize · idealize
acclaim
Enthusiastic public approval
toast · commend · applaud · tribute · celebrate · recognize · acknowledge · hail · salute · cheer