lionise

Verb

Verb Forms: lionised, lionising, lionises

To treat or regard someone with great admiration and importance.
assign great social importance to
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of lionize.

Examples

Players often lionise opponents who make incredibly clever, high-scoring plays.

Origin / Etymology

From lion + -ise.

Synonyms

celebrate, lionize

Scrabble Score: 7

lionise: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
lionise: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lionise: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

lionise: valid Words With Friends Word