Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (v. t.) To love to excess; to idealize or worship; as, to idolize youth or a hero. 2. (v. t.) To make an idol of; to pay idolatrous worship to; as, to idolize the sacred bull in Egypt. 3. (v. i.) To practice idolatry.

Multi-Version Concordance Idolize (1 Occurrence) Jeremiah 44:19 and when we are making perfume to the queen of the heavens, and pouring out to her libations -- without our husbands have we made for her cakes to idolize her, and to pour out to her libations?' (YLT)