Definitions for lionizes

lionizes li·on·ize

Spelling: [lahy-uh-nahyz]
IPA: /ˈlaɪ əˌnaɪz/

Lionizes is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 180 anagrams from letters in lionizes (eiilnosz).

Definitions for lionizes

verb (used with object)

  1. to treat (a person) as a celebrity:
  2. British. to visit or exhibit the objects of interest of (a place).

verb (used without object)

  1. to pursue celebrities or seek their company.
  2. British. to visit the objects of interest of a place.

Origin of lionizes

First recorded in 1800-10; lion + -ize

Examples for lionizes

The worst of Gordon was that he made it next to impossible for one to lionize him.

I should like particularly to have you to lionize us there; and I don't fancy your running into danger.'

I believe they'd lionize Charley Chaplin if he'd let them, but I understand he's more exclusive than we are.

The free-handed miners of that town wanted nothing better than somebody or something to lionize.

lionized to death, as the English alone can lionize, Mr. Prescott never lost his modest self-possession.

They're going to lionize him while he's here, so we'd better move him on.

In spite of serious discrepancies in his attire, however, I saw that Mrs. Effie meant to lionize him tremendously.

Conservatives may lionize Edward Snowden now, says Michael Tomasky, but ultimately his actions are going to tear apart the GOP.

I want you to lionize an old friend of mine, who has the ambition to 'do' Connemara under your guidance.

The people at Sea-Acres felt the attraction and tried to lionize the dark, tall parson with the glowing, indifferent eyes.

Word Value for lionizes
Scrable

16

Words with friends

18

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