idolise

Questions about idolise

What does idolise mean?

idolise means "love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol".

How many syllables are in idolise?

idolise has 3 syllables and divides as i-do-lise under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for idolise?

Close synonyms include idolize, worship, hero-worship, revere. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is idolise a common word?

idolise is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.