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Verb: lionize  'lI-u,nIz
  1. Assign great social importance to
    "The tenor was lionized in Vienna";
    - lionise [Brit], celebrate

Derived forms: lionizing, lionizes, lionized

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

Encyclopedia: Lionize

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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
Liopelmidae
liothyronine