See Also: lionize(dictionary)
lionize(dictionary)

broadminded (oh) and lionize (iou)


broadminded (oh)



willing to respect opinions or behaviour that are very different from your own
-opposite narrow-minded narrow-minded
::Her parents were broadminded, tolerant, and liberal.
-- broad-mindedness n [U]
-see also small-minded

lionize (iou)



lionize verb. Also lionise. E19.
[from LION + -IZE.]
verb trans. Treat (a person) as a celebrity; make a lion of. E19.
D. Sobel Galileo found himself lionised as another Columbus for his conquests.
verb trans. & intrans. See the chief sights of (a place); visit or go over (a place of interest). Now rare. E19.
b. verb trans. Show the chief sights of a place to (a person); show the chief sights of (a place). Now rare. E19.
lioni'zation noun M19.
lionizer noun E19.