fetishize

/ˈfɛtɪʃaɪz/
verb
  1. To treat something as an object of excessive or irrational devotion or interest.
    • Some people fetishize expensive watches as symbols of success.
    • The media tends to fetishize youth and beauty in advertising.
    • Don't fetishize productivity; it's okay to rest sometimes.
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