To “lionize” (LY-uh-nize) – from the word “lion” – is to treat or regard as an object of great interest or importance.
Example (as used by Jay Nordlinger in the National Review): “But the urge to lionize him [Alfred Brendel] is an indication that we live in a terrible age for pianists. There is today almost no pianist worth crossing the street for.”
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