01 v. t. To make a god of; to exalt to the rank of a deity; to enroll among the deities; to apotheosize; as, Julius Cæsar was deified.
imp. & p. p.
Deified; p. pr. & vb. n.
Deifying
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To make a god of; to exalt to the rank of a deity; to enroll among the deities; to apotheosize; as, Julius Cæsar was deified.
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To praise or revere as a deity; to treat as an object of supreme regard; as, to deify money.“He did again so extol and deify the pope.” — Bacon.
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To render godlike.“By our own spirits are we deified.” — Wordsworth.