Trivia: What word means to treat someone with great importance?
Lionize
Anthropomorphize
Obfuscate
Prevaricate
The correct answer is Lionize
So why is this answer correct? : To lionize someone is to essentially treat them like a celebrity. In the 18th century, English speakers began using the term “lion” to describe someone who was a leader in their field of work. One century later, “lionize” emerged as a transitive verb for “lion,” as in, “The author was lionized after the debut of her bestselling novel.”