Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Idolize \I"dol*ize\, 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.

   2. To love to excess; to love or reverence to adoration; as,
      to idolize gold, children, a hero.

Source : WordNet®

idolized
     adj : regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a
           god); "adored grandchildren"; "an idolized wife" [syn:
           {adored}, {idolised}, {worshipped(a)}]