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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Lionize

/(lī"ŭn*īz)/ · Li·on·ize · IPA /ˈlaɪənaɪz/
01 v. t. To treat or regard as a lion or object of great interest.
imp. & p. p. Lionized; p. pr. & vb. n. Lionizing
  1. 1.
    To treat or regard as a lion or object of great interest.
  2. 2.
    To show the lions or objects of interest to; to conduct about among objects of interest.