(v) love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol, Syn. hero-worship, worship, idolise, revere, Example:Many teenagers idolized the Beatles
v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Idolized p. pr. & vb. n. Idolizing ]1. To make an idol of; to pay idolatrous worship to; as, to idolize the sacred bull in Egypt. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. To love to excess; to love or reverence to adoration; as, to idolize gold, children, a hero. [ 1913 Webster ]