Deify

WOTD - 19 August 2007    

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈdeɪɪfaɪ/, /ˈdiːɪfaɪ/
• (US) IPA: /ˈdiː.ə.faɪ/, /ˈdeɪ.ə.faɪ/

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Verb

Infinitive to Deify

Third person singular deif

Simple past ed

Past participle -

Present participle i

to Deify (third-person singular simple present deif, present participle i, simple past and past participle ed)

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

Synonyms

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

Related terms

• deific
• deification
• deified

Translations

to make a god of

Bulgarian: обожествявам bg(bg), боготворя bg(bg) Croatian: obožavati Finnish: jumaloida fi(fi), palvoa fi(fi)

German: als Gott verehren Macedonian: боготвори mk(mk) (bogótvori), обожува mk(mk) (obóžuva)

Anagrams

• defiy,
• edify

et:deify el:deify fa:deify fr:deify kn:deify hu:deify pl:deify te:deify vi:deify zh:deify