lionise

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A form of lionize — To treat (a person) as if they were important, or a celebrity.

Scrabble 7

Meanings

verblionise (third-person singular simple present lionises, present participle lionising, simple past and past participle lionised)

present singular third person lionises · participle present lionising · participle past lionised · past lionised

  1. UKnonstandardNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of lionize.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbassign great social importance to

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

lionise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lionise

MLA

“lionise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lionise. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lionise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lionise.

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