idolize — ONAD

idolize /ˈīdlˌīz, ˈaɪdlˌaɪz

/ (British also idolise)

▸ verb [with object] admire, revere, or love greatly or excessively:

he idolized his mother.

– DERIVATIVES
idolization /ˌīd(ə)ləˈzāSH(ə)n, , ˌaɪd(ə)ləˈzeɪʃ(ə)n

, ˌīdlˌīˈzāSH(ə)n, ˌaɪdlˌaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n

/ (British also idolisation) noun,idolizer /ˈīdlˌīzər, ˈaɪdlˌaɪzər

/ (British also idoliser) noun