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• v  love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
  Many teenagers idolized the Beatles

• Lilange12U asks: Kareem, my 7th graders often idolize gangsta rappers and strive to be like them.
• Do people in France, say, still idolize your father? ReeveLindbergh: Yes I've been invited to all of them.
• Most of those who idolize the incendiary guerrilla with the star on his beret were born long after his demise and have only the sketchiest knowledge of his goals or his life.

• idolise
• worship
• hero-worship
• revere

News & Articles

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• Sofia Coppola on Her Reasons For Making 'The Bling Ring,' Casting Emma Watson and Getting to Know Paris Hilton
  After delving into the vacuous lifestyle of a celebrity in "Somewhere," Sofia Coppola tackles celebrity anew in "The Bling Ring," this time from the viewpoint of the teens who idolize them so much that they want to be them. Based on the Vanity Fair article "The Suspects Wore Louboutins," her new film stars Emma Watson (sporting an impeccable Valley accent and skimpy outfits that would make Harry ...
  June 14, 2013 - indieWIRE

Quotes

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• Billy Ray Cyrus in Huffington Post (blog)
  It's great that she has someone like Dolly to idolize, someone to look up to,said Billy Ray in a recent phone interview. "Having that type of influence in her life, it's so amazing and so special."
• Adrian Wilson in Edmonton Sun
  I really idolize the way that he plays on the field,said Wilson of Polamalu. "I think he stands out more than any of the other safeties who are playing. He really gets a tremendous amount of my respect and he really deserves a great deal...
• Paula Creamer in CNN International
  That was such a clutch putt at 18. That's why I idolize her,Creamer said. "I look so much up to her. We're so competitive."