li·on·ize /ˈlaɪəˌnaɪz/
  (vt.)將…以名人待之,遊覽…的名勝(vi.)結交名流
  Li·on·ize v. t. [imp. &  p. p. Lionized p. pr. & vb. n. Lionizing ]
  1. To treat or regard as a lion or object of great interest.
  2. To show the lions or objects of interest to; to conduct about among objects of interest.
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  lionize
       v : assign great social importance to; "The film director was
           celebrated all over Hollywood"; "The tenor was lionized
           in Vienna" [syn: lionise, celebrate]