lionize

Questions about lionize

What does lionize mean?

lionize means "assign great social importance to".

How many syllables are in lionize?

lionize has 3 syllables: li-o-nize. The stress falls on "li". In IPA it is /ˈlaɪəˌnaɪz/.

What is another word for lionize?

Close synonyms include lionise, celebrate. 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 lionize a common word?

lionize 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.

What rhymes with lionize?

35 words rhyme with lionize. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.