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Verb: lionise  'lI-u,nIz
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: lionize)
  1. Assign great social importance to
    "The tenor was lionised in Vienna";
    - lionize, celebrate

Derived forms: lionising, lionises, lionised

Type of: abide by, honor [US], honour [Brit, Cdn], observe, respect

Nearest

Lionel Barrymore
Lionel Hampton
Lionel Trilling
lioness
lionet
lionfish
lion-heart
lionhearted
lion-hunter
lionisation
lionise
lionization
lionize
lion-jaw forceps
lion's beard
Lions Club
lion's foot
lion's share
lion's-ear
Liopelma
Liopelma hamiltoni