deify

From French déifier, from Latin deificāre, from deus (“god”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdeɪ.ɪ.faɪ/, /ˈdiː.ɪ.faɪ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈdiː.ə.faɪ/, /ˈdeɪ.ə.faɪ/

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deify (third-person singular simple present deifies, present participle deifying, simple past and past participle deified)

1. (transitive) To make a god of (something or someone).
2. (transitive) To treat as worthy of worship; to regard as a deity.

• (to make a god of something): apotheosize, exalt, idealize, euhemerize

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