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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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IDOLEEZE, v. Also -eese. Gen.Sc. forms of Eng. idolize. See I, letter of the alphabet, 1. (1), and P.L.D. § 45. [əidə′li:z]wm.Sc. 1837 Laird of Logan II. 113:
Some o' them speak like emperors about the way they would be idoleezed by after ages.Abd. 1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb xxxviii.:
She's idolees't that faimily o' hers aneuch to fesh a jeedgment o' them.Fif.¹⁰ 1945:
It's fearsome to see the wey she idoleezes that bairn.