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.

Idolize \I"dol*ize\, v. i.
   To practice idolatry. [R.]

         To idolize after the manner of Egypt.    --Fairbairn.

Source : WordNet®

idolize
     v : love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate
         as an idol; "Many teenagers idolized the Beatles" [syn: {idolise},
          {worship}, {hero-worship}, {revere}]